"Will Be Catastrophic In The Alarming Situation Amid Covid-19": Plea In SC Seeks Stay On Jagannath Rath Yatra [Read Petition]

The Odisha Vikas Parishad has approached the Supreme Court seeking to stay the annual Lord Shri Jagannath's Rath Yatra in the state, which is scheduled to take place on 23 June, 2020, on the ground of impending threat of the pandemic. As per the plea filed through Advocate Ranjeeta Rohatgi, the religious congregation attracts more than 10 lakhs people every year, and if the Festival...