Kanwar Yatra During COVID-19, Proposal of Two-Child Law and Call for One-Party System in UP!

The Kanwar Yatra passing through the areas in UP, Uttarakhand and Haryana etc. will reportedly begin from July 25 this year. This yatra is taken out every year in this month. Last year, it had to be stopped due to the increasing cases of COVID-19. But this year, like the Kumbh Mela of Haridwar, the organisation of this yatra has also been approved. What will this result in? Is COVID-19 over for this year? Meanwhile, the Law Commission of the UP government has drafted a punitive policy of population control. What are its implications? Today, as part of the next phase of the controversial Panchayati Raj elections in UP, the election of the block chief was concluded amidst heavy violence and riots. Due to the dangerous policy of nomination-control of opposition candidates, the possibility of a one-party system being implemented in UP has increased. In this new episode of #HafteKiBaat, senior journalist Urmilesh presents a factual analysis of these three major news stories: