UP Yatra food diktat against ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas': JD(U)

Lucknow, NT Bureau: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar directing eateries along the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage route to display the names of their owners violates Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas” ideology, Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi said on Friday, ANI reported.

The Janata Dal (United) is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance(NDA). “The curbs that have been imposed are in violation of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas [development for all, with everyone’s trust]’ that the PM speaks of,” Tyagi told ANI on Friday.

“The order is not in effect in Bihar, in Rajasthan, in Jharkhand. It would be good if it [directive] is reviewed.”

Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan also told PTI on Friday that he did not support the directive. His party is also an ally of the BJP.

“Whenever there is such divide in the name of caste or religion, I absolutely do not either support it or encourage it,” Paswan said.

Muzaffarnagar order now extends across UP, Uttarakhand

: Days after Muzaffarnagar Police asked all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names, the Uttar Pradesh government is extending the controversial order across the state and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said similar instructions are already in place that state.

The order issued by the Muzaffarnagar police earlier this week for the duration of the yatra, has been slammed by opposition parties and some members of the ruling alliance, who say it targets Muslim traders.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the move was "an attack on the Constitution".