The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to completely cancel the 'Kanwar Yatra' this year, and all Kanwar Sangh's have agreed to this in view of Covid-19.

The stand of the UP government came two days after the Supreme Court gave an ultimatum to it to "reconsider" its decision to allow 'Kanwar Yatra' amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In today's hearing, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan appearing for Uttar Pradesh told the Supreme Court that this is the second year that the yatra has been cancelled due to the pandemic.