NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday confronted criticism throughout the spectrum over its order directing Muzaffarnagar eateries to “voluntarily show” their house owners’ names to “facilitate” Kanwar Yatris.
The orders have been issued to the eateries practical on the routes of Kanwar Yatra.
Police stated the intention behind the order was to not create any “non secular discrimination” however solely to assist the devotees.
“About 240 km of Kanwar Yatra route falls within the district. All of the eateries, together with lodges, dhabas and carts, on the route, have been requested to show the names of their proprietors or these engaged on these outlets,” Muzaffarnagar police chief Abhishek Singh advised information company PTI.
“This has been completed to make sure that there needs to be no confusion amongst kanwariyas and no legislation and order state of affairs arises. All are following this voluntarily,” he stated.
Nevertheless, regardless of the clarification on the difficulty, an enormous backlash has erupted over the order of UP Police.
Akhilesh Yadav seeks court docket intervention
Ex-UP chief minister and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav questioned the intention of the federal government and urged the court docket to take suo motu cognisance of the matter.
The Samajwadi Get together chief stated, “… And what if the identify of the proprietor is Guddu, Munna, Chhotu or Fatte? What can you discover out from these names?”
“The honourable court docket ought to take suo motu cognizance of this matter and examine the intentions of the federal government and take applicable punitive motion,” Akhilesh Yadav wrote in a submit on X.
Akhilesh additional stated: “Such an order is a social crime aimed toward spoiling the peaceable ambiance and concord”.
Like Nazi Germany, says Javed Akhtar
Reacting sharply to the Kanwar Yatra order being issued to the Muzaffarnagar eateries, Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar drew a parallel with Nazi Germany, saying solely they used to “mark explicit outlets and homes”.
“Muzaffarnagar UP police has given directions that on the route of a selected non secular procession in close to future all of the outlets eating places n even automobiles ought to present the identify of the proprietor prominently and clearly. Why? In Nazi Germany they used to make solely a mark on explicit outlets and homes,” Javed Akhtar wrote in a submit on X.
Owaisi hyperlinks order to Hitler’s Germany Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi lashed out on the Uttar Pradesh Police and likened its transfer to “apartheid” in South Africa and “judenboycott” in Hitler’s Germany.
“As per the order of the Uttar Pradesh Police, now each meals store or cart proprietor should put his identify on the board in order that no Kanwadia buys something from a Muslim store by mistake. This was known as Apartheid in South Africa and in Hitler’s Germany, it was known as ‘Judenboycott’,” the Hyderabad MP wrote on X.
Clearing additional on the difficulty, Uttar Pradesh Police stated shopkeepers promoting all forms of meals occasions on the Kanwar Yatra route created confusion previously which led to a legislation and order state of affairs.
The police stated the choice was taken to stop the recurrence of such incidents.
“Throughout the Shravan Kanwar Yatra, a lot of Kanwariyas from neighbouring states, through Western Uttar Pradesh, gather water from Haridwar and cross by means of Muzaffarnagar district. Throughout the holy month of Shravan, many individuals, particularly Kanwariyas, abstain from sure meals gadgets of their weight-reduction plan,” the Muzaffarnagar police acknowledged, in response to PTI.
“Previously, such cases have come to gentle the place some shopkeepers promoting all forms of meals gadgets on Kanwar Marg named their outlets in such a method that it created confusion among the many Kanwariyas and created a legislation and order state of affairs. To forestall such a recurrence and in view of the religion of the devotees, lodges, dhabas and shopkeepers promoting meals gadgets on Kanwar Marg have been requested to voluntarily show the names of their house owners and workers,” it added.
The orders have been issued to the eateries practical on the routes of Kanwar Yatra.
Police stated the intention behind the order was to not create any “non secular discrimination” however solely to assist the devotees.
“About 240 km of Kanwar Yatra route falls within the district. All of the eateries, together with lodges, dhabas and carts, on the route, have been requested to show the names of their proprietors or these engaged on these outlets,” Muzaffarnagar police chief Abhishek Singh advised information company PTI.
“This has been completed to make sure that there needs to be no confusion amongst kanwariyas and no legislation and order state of affairs arises. All are following this voluntarily,” he stated.
Nevertheless, regardless of the clarification on the difficulty, an enormous backlash has erupted over the order of UP Police.
Akhilesh Yadav seeks court docket intervention
Ex-UP chief minister and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav questioned the intention of the federal government and urged the court docket to take suo motu cognisance of the matter.
The Samajwadi Get together chief stated, “… And what if the identify of the proprietor is Guddu, Munna, Chhotu or Fatte? What can you discover out from these names?”
“The honourable court docket ought to take suo motu cognizance of this matter and examine the intentions of the federal government and take applicable punitive motion,” Akhilesh Yadav wrote in a submit on X.
Akhilesh additional stated: “Such an order is a social crime aimed toward spoiling the peaceable ambiance and concord”.
Like Nazi Germany, says Javed Akhtar
Reacting sharply to the Kanwar Yatra order being issued to the Muzaffarnagar eateries, Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar drew a parallel with Nazi Germany, saying solely they used to “mark explicit outlets and homes”.
“Muzaffarnagar UP police has given directions that on the route of a selected non secular procession in close to future all of the outlets eating places n even automobiles ought to present the identify of the proprietor prominently and clearly. Why? In Nazi Germany they used to make solely a mark on explicit outlets and homes,” Javed Akhtar wrote in a submit on X.
Owaisi hyperlinks order to Hitler’s Germany Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi lashed out on the Uttar Pradesh Police and likened its transfer to “apartheid” in South Africa and “judenboycott” in Hitler’s Germany.
“As per the order of the Uttar Pradesh Police, now each meals store or cart proprietor should put his identify on the board in order that no Kanwadia buys something from a Muslim store by mistake. This was known as Apartheid in South Africa and in Hitler’s Germany, it was known as ‘Judenboycott’,” the Hyderabad MP wrote on X.
Clearing additional on the difficulty, Uttar Pradesh Police stated shopkeepers promoting all forms of meals occasions on the Kanwar Yatra route created confusion previously which led to a legislation and order state of affairs.
The police stated the choice was taken to stop the recurrence of such incidents.
“Throughout the Shravan Kanwar Yatra, a lot of Kanwariyas from neighbouring states, through Western Uttar Pradesh, gather water from Haridwar and cross by means of Muzaffarnagar district. Throughout the holy month of Shravan, many individuals, particularly Kanwariyas, abstain from sure meals gadgets of their weight-reduction plan,” the Muzaffarnagar police acknowledged, in response to PTI.
“Previously, such cases have come to gentle the place some shopkeepers promoting all forms of meals gadgets on Kanwar Marg named their outlets in such a method that it created confusion among the many Kanwariyas and created a legislation and order state of affairs. To forestall such a recurrence and in view of the religion of the devotees, lodges, dhabas and shopkeepers promoting meals gadgets on Kanwar Marg have been requested to voluntarily show the names of their house owners and workers,” it added.
