Amarnath Yatra: The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction Shiv Sena (UBT) on Sunday knowledgeable that they may organise a protest against the gathering of registration charges from pilgrims intending to go to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir. The Thackeray-led faction will maintain the protest in Delhi.Â
The registration course of for the two-month Amarnath Yatra began final month. The annual pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on July 1 from the dual tracks — the standard 48-kilometre Nunwan-Pahalgam route in the Anantnag district and the 14-kilometre shorter however steeper Baltal route in the Ganderbal district.
“We are going to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi in the next few days as part of our ongoing agitation to press for free registration of the pilgrims,” the celebration’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Manish Sahni instructed reporters right here.
Several senior celebration leaders, spiritual heads and social and political activists are additionally becoming a member of the protest for the withdrawal of the registration fee. “We appeal to the (Jammu and Kashmir) Lt Governor and the shrine board not to charge any registration fee from the pilgrims. We want the pilgrims to be exempted from toll tax as well,” he stated.
Sahni stated a delegation of the celebration met Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray in Mumbai on Thursday and briefed him in regards to the agitation. The celebration excessive command has given directions to intensify the motion till a call is taken in favour of the demand, Sahni stated.
(with inputs from PTI)
