Amarnath yatra suspended for second day
Srinagar, July20: Amarnath yatra remained suspended for the second day on Saturday in view of curfew imposed in many parts of Kashmir Valley and Ramban district on Jammu Srinagar National Highway due to the firing incident in Gool area.
No
fresh
batch
of
pilgrims
was
allowed
to
proceed
towards
Kashmir
from
the
base
camp
in
Jammu,
official
sources
said.
An
official
spokesman
last
night
said
the
decision
to
suspend
the
yatra
was
taken
as
a
precautionary
measure.
"Due to the prevailing situation, and the restrictions imposed in the parts of the state, the Amarnath yatra shall remain suspended," the spokesman said.
Over 2.50 lakh pilgrims have participated in this year’s yatra to perform the darshan of the naturally-formed ice lingam at Amarnath cave in south Kashmir Himalayas.
Four persons were killed yesterday when security personnel opened fire at a mob that had gathered at a BSF camp in Ramban district to protest against alleged manhandling of an Imam of the area by the force. PTI