‘Amaranth Yatra now a militarised pilgrimage’ : NGO

Restrict Yatra to its traditional period of 15 days: JKCCS Terming the Amarnath Yatra as a militarised pilgrimage, Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society Thursday alleged that Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has been acting as ‘state’ within the state. JKCCS said that the SASB Act needs to be repealed, or amended bearing in mind secular, constitutional tenets. “The SASB which functions like a state within the state needs to be reformed such that it plays only an implementing role with final decision making reposed with the JK government. JKCCS…

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