15000 Manimahesh pilgrims left for home from Bharmour: Dr. Janak Raj
As landslides, cloudbursts and washed away roads have thrown the Manimahesh Yatra into disarray, Bharmour MLA Dr Janak Raj stepped in to reassure the stranded pilgrims and inform them about the ground situation.
BJP MLA Janak Raj said that around 15,000 pilgrims have started their journey back home on foot from Bharmour and surrounding routes.
He said, “So far the official death toll is 11. The situation will become more clear in the coming days, but thankfully there is no news of any major loss of life or property.”
Dr. Raj said that every year around 20-25 devotees get injured during the pilgrimage due to inaccessible routes, but this year the journey has become even more difficult due to the natural disaster.
He said that the present Congress government is not serious at the time of disaster. While the government has failed on the ground, the high command officials of the government are not concerned about the kind of problems the people are facing in Chamba district. The people themselves are helping each other but the help of the administration is almost zero.
He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party organization is working on the ground and helping each and every person and in Chamba district, the Yuva Morcha, Mahila Morcha and BJP people are constantly among the people. The families who need ration are being given ration and the families who need any other kind of facility, arrangement or item are also being given it as per their need.
