Wednesday, 09 June 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The Congress party MLA from Kedarnath assembly constituency Manoj Rawat has blamed the Uttarakhand government’s decision of holding Kumbh for the problem faced by the people associated with Char Dham Yatra. He said that lakhs of people are suffering due to suspension of Char Dham Yatra for the second consecutive year.
Talking to The Pioneer, Rawat said that the Uttarakhand government allowed Kumbh in Haridwar when the second wave of the pandemic of the Covid -19 had already hit many parts of the country. “In such a situation the Uttarakhand government ignored the experts who advocated a curtailed Kumbh for safety of people and went ahead with its stand of holding the mega event which created a spike in the contagion in Uttarakhand. The government has now suspended the Char Dham Yatra which is the backbone of the economy of the state,’’ he said.
The MLA added that lakhs of people are directly and indirectly involved in the Char Dham Yatra and with its suspension they are in dire straits. He demanded that the Uttarakhand government should come out with a generous package for such people without any further delay. He said that the interest on the loans for the period of pandemic should be waived off and they should be given time to pay the instalments. Rawat said that the taxi operators should be given relief from the tax and a lump sum monetary benefit should be given to all those whose livelihood is linked with the Char Dham Yatra.
