SC stays UP’s Kanwar Yatra nameplate directive, sparking controversy. Kanwar Yatra move praised by Akhilesh Yadav amid allegations of religious discrimination.
A major event is the Supreme Court’s interim stay on the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments’ controversial directive. The guideline required Kanwar Yatra restaurants to display owner and employee nameplates. Allegations of religious discrimination accompanied this order’s considerable backlash.
SP leader Akhilesh Yadav called the Supreme Court’s intervention a “victory of harmony.” He stressed that such mandates fracture rather than unite populations. Yadav wrote on Twitter/X, “On a new nameplate, it should be written:’sauhaardmev jayate’ (victory of harmony).”
SC’s Decision
After several petitions contesting the orders for fostering religious discrimination, the Supreme Court stayed them. The Supreme Court’s stay upholds constitutional equality and non-discrimination.
The Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments compelled Kanwar Yatra eateries to display their owners’ and staff’s names and other information. The opposition and human rights groups claimed this measure targeted religious communities to divide them.
Leader Reactions on Kanwar Yatra Nameplate
A secularism and constitutional rights win, the temporary stay. Akhilesh Yadav praised the Supreme Court’s judgment but chastised the BJP for using divisive techniques to gain support. He said such moves showed the party’s desperation after its “moral defeat” in the elections.
Yadav’s statement, “Communal politics has been rejected by people, and just as a lamp flickers before it goes off, they (the BJP) are flickering before going out,” emphasizes his conviction that the BJP’s power is diminishing and that divisive policies would fail.
broader implications
The Supreme Court’s nameplate direction is vital to communal unity, especially during religious festivals like the Kanwar Yatra. The ruling also emphasizes the judiciary’s duty to uphold secularism and equality.
The Kanwar Yatra nameplate instruction dispute shows how sensitive religious politics are in India. It emphasizes the need for policies that unite and respect all communities, rather than divide them.
