The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to completely cancel the `Kanwar Yatra` this year, and all Kanwar Sangh`s have agreed to this in view of Covid-19.

The stand of the UP government came two days after the Supreme Court gave an ultimatum to it to "reconsider" its decision to allow `Kanwar Yatra` amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In today`s hearing, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan appearing for Uttar Pradesh told the Supreme Court that this is the second year that the yatra has been cancelled due to the pandemic.