UP Government bans Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Yatra

22 Aug 2013 Evaluate

The UP government on Thursday banned the Yatra proposed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to demand for Ram Temple, at the disputed site in Ayodhya from August 25 to September 13. Devotees from several parts of the country were expected to arrive in large numbers at Ayodhya, as part of VHP's proposed Yatra of seers and saints, called the '84 Kosi Parikrama'.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has made it clear that nothing against the law will be tolerated and they will take strict actions all who conspires against raising communal tensions. He added that 'Be it RSS, VHP or even BJP, if they use sadhus and sants for political purposes, the people of Uttar Pradesh are well aware of their motives and conspiracies. Sadhu and sants should be peace loving and not take law in their hands.

The VHP plans to start from Ayodhya and travel through six districts travelling over 300 kms - Basti, Faizabad, Ambedkarnagar, Barabanki, Bahraich and Gonda, before returning to Ayodhya on September 13. The UP Government has said the administration of all six districts have advised against allowing the yatra.

 

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