Kanwar yatra name display row: No such order issued, Madhya Pradesh clarifies

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State advises caution to civic bodies; ‘The department has advised all urban bodies to avoid spreading confusion on this matter,’ the Urban Development and Housing Department said Amid the ongoing controversy over the mandatory display of owners’ names on shops along the Kanwar Yatra route in various States, the Madhya Pradesh government has clarified that it has not issued any order in this regard in the State. The clarification was issued on Sunday evening by the Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD), which said that no such instructions had been issued with reference to displaying the names of shop owners on the pilgrim route. The department also asked all municipal bodies of the State to avoid spreading confusion on the issue. Source:thehindu.com