The Nationwide President of Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP), Mayawati, lately took to her social media account X and posted a tweet on the order of the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand authorities’s choice relating to the nameplates. She wrote, “The order by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to the merchants of Kawand Marg to prominently write the complete identify of the proprietor and employees on their retailers and in addition to ban the sale of meat for electoral positive aspects is totally unconstitutional.”
Additional, she wrote, “This type of financial boycott by the individuals belonging to a specific area is very condemnable.” BJP chief & former UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma nevertheless mentioned that this was a welcome step to extend communal concord.
“It is a welcome step and the federal government has issued this order to extend mutual concord amongst individuals… About 40-50% of individuals write their proprietor’s identify beneath the store, I feel that this can be a higher effort underneath the sense of respect and safety of spiritual religion given within the constitutional system… Hindus and Muslims ought to stroll collectively, individuals drink water if Muslims provide water in Ramleela, and Hindus welcome them on Eid, there isn’t any objection to this however the guidelines of fasts, festivals, and Kanwar Yatra shouldn’t be violated… With this intention, this choice is a welcome step,” Dinesh Sharma mentioned.
On Friday, the Uttar Pradesh state authorities introduced a number of measures to make sure the sleek conduct of the Kanwar Yatra, which commences on July 22. CM Yogi Adityanath mandated that the meals and beverage retailers alongside the Kanwar routes ought to show the identify and identification of the operator or proprietor to keep up the sanctity of the pilgrim religion. He additionally mentioned that motion could be taken towards these promoting halal-certified merchandise.
Earlier, the Muzaffarnagar Police had urged all of the eateries alongside the Kanwar path to “voluntarily show” the names of their homeowners and workers, including that the intention of the order was to not create any sort of “spiritual discrimination” however solely to facilitate the devotees.
DIG Saharanpur Ajay Kumar Sahni mentioned, ”Cases have come to gentle earlier that Kanwarias had arguments over the speed checklist for meals at lodges and dhabas. As a result of this, there have been situations the place non-vegetarian meals is accessible at some resort/dhaba or an individual from another neighborhood has opened a dhaba or a resort underneath another identify and this has led to points. Within the wake of that, it was determined that the identify of the proprietor of the resort/dhaba or store must be written clearly on the boards, together with the speed checklist and identify of the employee, to keep away from any points. Talks had been held with everybody, and all lodges/ dhabas have agreed to it. This has been determined for our Kanwar route.”
