"They want to create divisions": Acharya Pramod Krishnam condemns Akhilesh Yadav's remark over Kanwar Yatra

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 18 : Targeting Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav following his remarks amid row over displaying owners' names on Kanwar route, former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that the opposition leaders want to create divisions.
"Whether it's Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party, or Asaduddin Owaisi, they all have issues with the Kanwar Yatra. They want to create divisions within the Kanwar Yatra. But what is the real problem? We go to the airport, to the railway station, and we show our ID, right? What's the problem with showing an ID and writing a name? What are they trying to hide?"
Urging action against the leaders for making such comments, Krishnam said, "I want to request Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Ji to take action against all such anti-social elements. The Kanwar Yatra should be completed with peace and security."
After a row erupted over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners' names, Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday pleaded the court to take suo-moto cognizance on the matter.

He labelled such orders as "social crimes," and said such orders can deteriorate the peaceful environment of the region.

Furthermore, he also urged the court to investigate the intention of the government and administration behind such orders.

Taking it to a social media post on X, Akhilesh Yadav wrote, "And what will be known from the name of the person whose name is Guddu, Munna, Chhotu or Fateh? The honourable court should take suo-motto cognizance and investigate the intention of the government behind such administration, and take appropriate punitive action. Such orders are social crimes that want to spoil the peaceful environment of harmony."

Earlier, Muzaffarnagar Police said that the police have urged all the eateries to "voluntarily display" the names of their owners and employees, adding that the intention of this order is not to create any kind of "religious discrimination" but only to facilitate the devotees.

"During the Shravan Kanwar Yatra, a large number of Kanwariyas from neighbouring states, via Western Uttar Pradesh, collect water from Haridwar and pass through Muzaffarnagar district. During the holy month of Shravan, many people, especially Kanwariyas, abstain from certain food items in their diet," the Muzaffarnagar police stated.

"In the past, such instances have come to light where some shopkeepers selling all types of food items on Kanwar Marg named their shops in such a way that it created confusion among the Kanwariyas and created a law and order situation. To prevent such a recurrence and in view of the faith of the devotees, hotels, dhabas and shopkeepers selling food items on Kanwar Marg have been requested to voluntarily display the names of their owners and employees. The intention of this order is not to create any kind of religious discrimination but only to facilitate the devotees passing through Muzaffarnagar district, counter allegations and save the law and order situation. This system has been prevalent in the past, too," it added.