Facades of two mosques and a mazar in Haridwar were covered with white cloth during the Kanwar Yatra to prevent trouble, but removed after objections. Local leaders and caretakers were unaware of the decision, which they criticized for disrupting the traditional harmony between Hindu and Muslim communities. Congress leaders condemned the action as divisive and potentially contemptuous of the Supreme Court's stance on religious identity displays.
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The petition had argued that this would generate communal tension and was aimed at creating a socially enforced economic boycott of Muslim shop owners. DNA
The Supreme Court on July 22 stayed the order passed by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand police asking eatery owners along the Kanwar Yatra path to display names of owners and the staff employed by them. The directives issued by the Uttar Pradesh government are discriminatory, the top court said. The court was hearing a plea by an NGO that challenged the orders issued by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand government. The order directed shop owners and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners.
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Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya supported the Yogi government’s demand for eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route to display owners' names, while accusing the... IndiaTimes Also reported by •Zee News
The Kanwar Yatra will commence on the first day of Sawan (Shravan) on Monday and will culminate on August 2 as holy Ganga water will be offered to Lord Shiva. DNA Also reported by •Zee News
Thousands of Muslim merchants in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have decided to keep their shops closed during the Kanwar Yatra. Zee News Also reported by •DNA
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