New Delhi. The Supreme Court has put an interim stay on the orders of the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments. In fact, in both these states, the owners of food shops on the Kanwar Yatra route were ordered to clearly write their names and the names of their employees. Hearing the petition filed against the order on Monday, the Supreme Court has put a stay on this order till further orders.
The Supreme Court also issued notice to the UP, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh governments and asked them to respond by Friday. The Supreme Court stayed the police instructions until further orders. It also said that no one will be forced to write the name until the next hearing in the case.
In fact, an NGO named ‘Association of Protection of Civil Rights’ had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the order of the Yogi government. Senior advocate CU Singh, appearing on behalf of the petitioner in the case, said in the Supreme Court, “It is a worrying situation, the police officers themselves are bent on creating a division, so that the backward and minorities are also divided economically.”
Meanwhile, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, another lawyer on behalf of the petitioners, said, “There is a strange situation here. If I do not write my name, I am kept out, if I write my name, I am still kept out.”
On this, the Supreme Court said that this is voluntary, not mandatory. Singhvi said, they are saying that this is voluntary, but it is being done forcibly. Action is being taken against those who are not agreeing. They are being fined. This is just a few kilometers away from Delhi. In a way, it is equivalent to their economic death. The Yatra has been happening for decades. People of all religions cooperate in it. There is already a complete ban on non-vegetarian food during this period.
On this, Judge SV Bhatti said, ‘There was a hotel owned by a Muslim and a Hindu. I used to go to the Muslim one because international standards were followed there. On the other hand, Singhvi said that thousands are losing their jobs. This has to be looked into. This is an idea to separate not only Muslims but also Dalits.
On the argument of lawyer Singhvi, the Supreme Court said, what do the Kanwariyas want? They worship Lord Shiva. Do they want that food should be grown, cooked and served by a particular community? Along with this, the court has issued notice to the UP, MP and Uttarakhand governments and asked them to respond by Friday.
Let us tell you that extensive arrangements have been made in many states for the Kanwar Yatra starting from Monday. This journey begins with the beginning of the Sawan month of the Hindu calendar. During this, lakhs of Shiva devotees carry the holy water of the Ganges from Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Deoghar in Jharkhand to their homes and offer it in Shiva temples on the way.
