Mansarovar Yatra through Nathu La pass cancelled
Mansarovar yatra through China route has been cancelled by Indian government as China barred Indian pilgrims through their side.
New Delhi, June 30: Days after China refused entry to around 50 Indian pilgrims who were to travel to Kailash Mansarovar through the Nathu La pass, India has decided to halt the yatra en route China. The Mansarovar pilgrims can visit Mansarovar only through Uttarakhand route.
The decision to cancel the Nathu La pass route came after China accused India of seriously damaging border peace. Beijing further warned New Delhi on Wednesday that future visits of its pilgrims will depend on whether it will "correct its errors".
The yatra through Uttrakhand is considered tougher of the two trekking routes set by the Ministry of External Affairs to Kailash Mansarovar.
Before the warning, China had lodged protests in Beijing and New Delhi against Indian soldiers' "trespassing" into its territory, The Hindustan Times reported. The foreign ministry in a statement said the entry to pilgrims has been denied because of "security considerations" and "in light of" the border stand-off in the Sikkim section.
The
move
will
come
as
a
disappointment
to
the
800
devotees
hoping
to
visit
the
high
altitude
area,
believed
to
be
the
abode
of
Lord
Shiva,
following
an
arduous
trek
along
the
Nathu
La
route.
Though
the
Kailash
Mansarovar
yatra
through
Nathu
La
in
Sikkim
will
not
take
place
this
year,
the
pilgrimage
through
Lipulekh
Pass
in
Uttarakhand
will
continue
as
scheduled,
a
government
official
said.
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