Uttarakhand

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Congress on Wednesday embarked on a protest march to Kedarnath against the proposed construction of a replica of the Himalayan temple in Delhi. State Congress president Karan Mahara, vice president Mathuradutt Joshi and a host of other party leaders performed a puja and a havan on the banks of the Ganga River at Har Ki Pairi in Haridwar and took the blessings of seers before starting the 'Kedarnath Bachao' yatra. Former chief minister and senior party leader Harish Rawat too joined the yatra in Haridwar. The march is likely to conclude in around 16 days. The Congress has been vehemently opposing the proposed construction of a symbolic replica of the Kedarnath temple in Delhi's Burari area ever since Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended its foundation stone laying ceremony held earlier this month. The Congress feels replicating the temple in Delhi goes against the sanctity of the centuries-old temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. Also Read: https://www.thehawk.in/posts/unprecedented-growth-in-j-k-tourism-post-abrogation-article-370-1.08-cr-tourists-visited-till-june-2024 [https://www.thehawk.in/posts/unprecedented-growth-in-j-k-tourism-post-abrogation-article-370-1.08-cr-tourists-visited-till-june-2024]  "Our four dhams symbolise our spiritual traditions. We will always oppose any attempt to tamper with them," Rawat said. Mahara lashed out at the chief minister for laying the foundation stone of the temple in Delhi and said the trust behind its construction is named after the Dham and is receiving donations through a QR code. He demanded that a case be registered against the people associated with the trust and asked why no action had been taken against them yet. The temple in Delhi as wel ...