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Mint
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Mint
‘Efforts being made to defame kanwariyas, term them rioters': UP CM blames ‘mentality that wants to insult heritage'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that efforts were being made to defame kanwar pilgrims who are subjected to a media trial and termed terrorists and rioters. He said this stemmed from mentality that wants to insult India's heritage. According to a PTI report, Adityanath said those who seek to defame the kanwar 'yatris' are the same people who tried to separate the tribal community from India. The CM was speaking at a seminar on tribal icon Birsa Munda. "They conspired at every level to make them fight against India. This is the same community that always insults the faith of India and these are the same people who today want to create a situation of caste conflict by creating fake accounts on social media platforms," the UP CM said. "There is a wonderful confluence of unity. No discrimination. There is no distinction of caste, no distinction of region, no distinction of class, no difference of opinion, no difference of sect, they go chanting 'Har Har Bam Bam'. They walk 300-400 kilometres, then take water from there, put the kanwar on their shoulders and walk back in the same way with the same devotion," he added. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached Haridwar and participated in the event organised at the Ganga Ghat near Om Bridge and welcomed and honoured Kanwariyas (Shiva devotees) from all over the country by washing their feet. He also participated in the Bhajan Sandhya on Thursday, an ANI report said. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, 'It is my good fortune to have had the opportunity to wash the feet of Shiva devotees, the Kanwariyas, and receive their blessings.' So far this year, more than one crore Shiva devotees have left for their respective destinations on the Kanwar Yatra. He highlighted that the Kanwar Yatra is not only a religious event but also a symbol of our faith, devotion, and Sanatan culture, and that we are fortunate to have the opportunity to serve crore of Shiva devotees every year. He said that Shiv Shakti is not a display but an internal sadhana. During the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, flowers were also showered on Shiva devotees from a helicopter in Haridwar on Thursday, ANI reported. CM Dhami appealed to the Kanwariyas that even if someone faces some difficulty, they should not create difficulty for others. (With inputs from agencies)
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'India's heritage insulted': CM Yogi Adityanath bats for Kanwar Yatris; slams 'media trial'
chief minister on Friday claimed that Kanwar Yatris are being subjected to "media trials" that portray them as 'hooligans' and 'terrorists'. Speaking in Varanasi, Adityanath praised Kanwar Yatra as a remarkable demonstration of social unity that transcends caste, regional, and class boundaries. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "The Kanwar Yatra is going on. From the lowest section of society, that is, the labour class, to the upper class, every person is connected with the campaign—an amazing confluence of unity. There is no discrimination: no discrimination of caste, no discrimination of region, no discrimination of class, no discrimination of ideology, no discrimination of religion. Everyone walks chanting Har Har Bam Bam, walking 304 kilometers on foot. Then, after taking the water from there, they place the kanwar on their shoulder and again walk in the same way with the same devotion," Yogi said. "But there is media trial, there is media trial—they are defamed, a lot is written about them. There is even the insolence to call them rioters and terrorists. This is the mentality that wants to insult India's heritage in every way. These are the same people who tried to separate the tribal community from India, tried to provoke them, conspired at every level to make them fight against India," he added. Adityanath warned against social media campaigns allegedly aimed at stoking caste conflicts, urging institutions to remain vigilant in protecting national unity. "These are the same people that have always insulted India's faith. And these are the very people who now, by creating fake accounts on social media platforms, want to create a situation of caste conflict," the UP CM said. "If we stay alert to all of this and can protect ourselves, can protect our society, then our institutions can play a big role in strengthening national unity and contributing positively in the present time," he added. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This comes amid several reports that flagged incidents of violence and vandalism linked to the Kanwar Yatra. Earlier in the week, Uttarakhand Police arrested four Kanwariyas for allegedly blocking the Delhi-Haridwar National Highway and damaging public property near Bahadarabad, news agency PTI reported. Officials said the pilgrims created a ruckus over a "trivial matter" and obstructed traffic by putting up barricades. In Muzaffarnagar, a group of Kanwariyas allegedly vandalised a roadside eatery, claiming its Muslim owners had not clearly displayed their identities, according to PTI. Police have also warned pilgrims against riding motorcycles without silencers and have initiated action in some cases.
