Akhilesh Yadav criticised the Uttar Pradesh government's handling of the Kanwar Yatra, suggesting officials should focus on providing food and health services to pilgrims. He mocked the directive for shopkeepers to display names, accusing the government of using QR codes to mask its failure to provide basic facilities like rest areas and food for the yatris.
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