Muslim Shopkeepers Happy As Top Court Extends Stay On Kanwar Yatra Order

Haridwar: Muslim shopkeepers here have expressed happiness after the Supreme Court extended its stay on an order mandating the display of names and phone numbers of shop owners on the Kanwar Yatra route until the next hearing on August 5. The shopkeepers said this order would disturb communal harmony and affect their business. The Supreme Court on Friday extended till August 5 its interim direction staying the directives of BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh which effectively ensured that Kanwar Yatra goes on without displaying the names of owners, staff and other details of eateries along the route.