Supreme Court issues notice to UP Government over its decision to allow Kanwar Yatra

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government as the UP government has allowed the Kanwar Yatra from next week despite the COVID-19 threat.

According to News 18, “I read something. The citizens of India are completely perplexed. They don’t know what is going on. And all this amid the prime minister’s warning against third Covid wave, and saying that we cannot compromise even one bit,” said Justice Nariman while issuing the notice.

According to the UP government Kanwar Yatra could take place from July 25 with “strict implementation of COVID-19 protocol” with “minimum number of people”. A negative RT-PCR test report could be made compulsory, if required, a state official was quoted by news agency PTI.

According to The Indian Express, “We read something disturbing in The Indian Express today that the state of UP has chosen to continue with the Kanwar yatra, while the state of Uttarakhand with its hindsight of experience, has said that there will be no Yatra,” Justice Nariman told the Solicitor General.

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