Adilabad, August 27, 2013: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Hindu Vahini on Monday staged a protest in front of the district Collectorate here demanding the government permit the 84 Kosi Parikrama yatra by Hindu saints in Uttar Pradesh.

Organisation leaders submitted a memorandum to authorities in this regard after staging a dharna and a rally before that.

Memorandum

Tracing the events which lead to the yatra being organised in August, the memorandum, addressed to President Pranab Mukherjee, recalled the assurance given by the Hindu clergy to the UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on the peaceful nature of the Parikrama.

The organisers and saints were taken aback as the ban on the Yatra was imposed all of a sudden, it said.

Fundamental right

he President that no law and order problem will arise if the Yatra resumes. It asked Mr. Mukherjee to allow the Yatra which is a fundamental right of Hindu society.

Source: The Hindu, August 27, 2013