Amid the continuing controversy over the necessary show of householders’ names on retailers alongside the Kanwar Yatra route in varied States, the Madhya Pradesh authorities has clarified that it has not issued any order on this regard within the State.
The clarification was issued on Sunday night by the City Improvement and Housing Division (UDHD), which mentioned that no such directions had been issued close to displaying the names of store house owners on the pilgrim route. The division additionally requested all municipal our bodies of the State to keep away from spreading confusion on the problem.
“The government had issued a clarification notice about this issue on Sunday evening that we have not given any such direction,” a senior authorities official instructed The Hindu on Monday.
On Monday, the Supreme Court docket additionally prohibited the enforcement of such current orders by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments, which had made it necessary for eateries and sellers of meals objects on the Kanwar Yatra path to show the names and different identification particulars of their house owners and staff.
The Supreme Court docket additionally issued discover to States via which the yatra traverses, together with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh.
The UDHD took cognisance of varied media stories that claimed some municipal firms had been making the follow necessary of their areas, and mentioned that there isn’t any such obligation for enterprise house owners.
As a substitute, store boards ought to adjust to the Madhya Pradesh Outside Promoting Media Guidelines, 2017, which don’t mandate the show of store house owners’ names. “The department has advised all urban bodies to avoid spreading confusion on this matter,” the UDHD assertion learn.
Varied media stories, up to now two days, claimed that the Ujjain Municipal Company (UMC) had additionally made the follow necessary for the retailers within the metropolis, recognized for the traditional Mahakaleshwar Temple.
Whereas UMC Commissioner Ashish Pathak had instructed The Hindu on Sunday that no such order had been issued, metropolis Mayor and Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) chief Mukesh Tatwal mentioned the company had handed a proposal on it in September 2022, and that he had now requested officers to make sure store house owners displayed their names and call numbers exterior their retailers.
After the keep on the train, varied political events have welcomed the Supreme Court docket’s determination. The strikes by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand BJP governments had drawn heavy criticism final week from political rivals, together with the Congress and the Samajwadi Get together (SP) in addition to from among the BJP’s allies, together with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
