HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand authorities have mandated that store house owners alongside the kanwar yatra route show nameplates with their particulars. The directive, following the same order in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, goals to “forestall any legislation and order points” in the course of the yatra, officers mentioned.
Backing the directive, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami cited “previous cases of store house owners utilizing pretend names”.He mentioned, “It is a good choice. Why would anybody cover their id? The choice goals to create transparency and isn’t concentrating on any specific neighborhood or particular person. This can be a verification drive, not concentrating on any particular person. If somebody is working legitimately, why would they use a pretend identify? This may very well be to mislead others. Uttarakhand has all the time been a peaceable state, and transparency is essential.”
The measure, applied after a gathering on July 12, impacts merchants who collect in Haridwar firstly of the annual pilgrimage. Throughout this pilgrimage, devotees buy pitchers and palanquins to hold water from the Ganga and supply it to Lord Shiva at varied temples.
Minority neighborhood merchants from Haridwar, Meerut, Bijnor, and Muzaffarnagar promote yatra-related merchandise in the course of the 10-day kanwar mela market held at Pantdeep floor by the Haridwar Municipal Company. “The yatra season is our primary supply of revenue, and we hope it doesn’t take a success,” a Muslim dealer mentioned.
Mohd Rizwan, a dealer and artisan from Meerut who has been promoting kanwars for 15 years, mentioned, “Till this 12 months, we didn’t face any drawback right here, and plenty of common kanwariyas have turn into aware of us. I do not perceive why the authorities made this choice, however we’ll observe the rules for conducting enterprise. Whether or not our gross sales will likely be affected or not stays to be seen.”
The district administration in Haridwar claimed this was a “routine order” issued yearly to make sure legislation and order. Haridwar DM Dheeraj Singh Garbyal acknowledged, “Sustaining legislation and order is our greatest concern, and we took this choice within the wake of such potential points.”
Backing the directive, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami cited “previous cases of store house owners utilizing pretend names”.He mentioned, “It is a good choice. Why would anybody cover their id? The choice goals to create transparency and isn’t concentrating on any specific neighborhood or particular person. This can be a verification drive, not concentrating on any particular person. If somebody is working legitimately, why would they use a pretend identify? This may very well be to mislead others. Uttarakhand has all the time been a peaceable state, and transparency is essential.”
The measure, applied after a gathering on July 12, impacts merchants who collect in Haridwar firstly of the annual pilgrimage. Throughout this pilgrimage, devotees buy pitchers and palanquins to hold water from the Ganga and supply it to Lord Shiva at varied temples.
Minority neighborhood merchants from Haridwar, Meerut, Bijnor, and Muzaffarnagar promote yatra-related merchandise in the course of the 10-day kanwar mela market held at Pantdeep floor by the Haridwar Municipal Company. “The yatra season is our primary supply of revenue, and we hope it doesn’t take a success,” a Muslim dealer mentioned.
Mohd Rizwan, a dealer and artisan from Meerut who has been promoting kanwars for 15 years, mentioned, “Till this 12 months, we didn’t face any drawback right here, and plenty of common kanwariyas have turn into aware of us. I do not perceive why the authorities made this choice, however we’ll observe the rules for conducting enterprise. Whether or not our gross sales will likely be affected or not stays to be seen.”
The district administration in Haridwar claimed this was a “routine order” issued yearly to make sure legislation and order. Haridwar DM Dheeraj Singh Garbyal acknowledged, “Sustaining legislation and order is our greatest concern, and we took this choice within the wake of such potential points.”
