NRP Desk
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday warned against “defaming” kanwariyas and Kanwar Yatra, saying his government would take strict action and publicly name and shame those caught creating ruckus during the Yatra. Speaking at an event near Dulhera Chowki in Meerut, where he showered flowers on kanwariyas, the chief minister urged the pilgrims to show restraint and not take the law into their hands. This comes a day after seven kanwariyas were booked for assaulting a CRPF personnel at a railway station in Mirzapur. On Sunday, police arrested three of them. “If anyone takes the route of ruckus to defame the Kanwar Yatra, then we have CCTV footage of all of them. After the Kanwar Yatra is over, their posters would be displayed,” the chief minister told the gathering. “We have to keep in mind that where there is enthusiasm and excitement. Where there is faith and devotion, some elements are constantly trying to disturb that enthusiasm and to defame this devotion and faith… Unmask them, keep them away from you at all costs. Do not allow them to enter your circle. …instead of taking the law into your hands, you should approach the administration,” Adityanath added.
