Dhabas on Kanwar Yatra route asked to display names of owners

The intention behind the order directing eateries along the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage route to display the names of their owners and operators is not to create a religious divide but to ensure the well-being of devotees who abstain from certain food items, claimed the Muzaffarnagar Police in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Muzaffarnagar’s Senior Superintendent of Police Abhishek Singh was quoted as saying by local media that the decision was taken to “avoid confusion” among devotees who will travel on the route.

This year’s Kanwar Yatra will start on July 22 and conclude on August 2. During this time, devotees, called Kanwariyas, will walk hundreds of kilometres to collect water from the Ganga near Haridwar and carry it back to their home states to offer at temples.