Centre rejected demands by some separatists to curtail its duration
File photo of pilgrims taking up Amarnath Yatra (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: The Amarnath Yatra, the nearly two-month long pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, will go ahead as scheduled next month, the Centre said on Thursday while rejecting demands by some separatists to curtail its duration.
“The yatra will go on as per schedule. It will start on July 2 and will continue for 59 days,” a home ministry official said in Delhi. The home ministry’s reaction came after separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Shabeer Shah and others demanded curtailment of the duration of the Amarnath Yatra.
( Source : PTI )
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