UP CM has big heart, won't mind cancellation of Kanwar Yatra: Uttarakhand minister

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been in favour of organising the Kanwar Yatra with minimum participation of devotees and strict implementation of the Covid protocol.

Uttarakhand minister Subodh Uniyal on Wednesday said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has a "big heart" and he will not mind his government's decision of cancelling the Kanwar Yatra amid fears of the third Covid wave. "We should have faith in religion but that doesn't mean we can play with lives. The IMA had warned of a third wave. Even the prime minister had expressed concern over it. The decision to cancel Kanwar Yatra has been taken in larger public interest," Uniyal who is also the state government's official spokesman told reporters here.