Uttarakhand High Court stays Char Dham Yatra, orders live streaming of four shrines

The Uttarakhand high court passed the order days after the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state decided to allow pilgrims only from the districts in which the shrines are located from July 1.

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday stayed the state Cabinet's decision permitting the Char Dham Yatra with a limited number of pilgrims. The high court also directed the state government to ensure live streaming of visuals from the four shrines, according to news agency ANI. The High Court asked the government to file the affidavit again by July 7. In view of Covid-19 and poor health preparedness, the decision of the government has been put on hold by High Court, it said. “It is the interest of the public to stay the operation of Cabinet decision dated 25 June and to direct the government not to permit pilgrims to reach the Char Dham temples,” the high court while passing its order.