Kannauj (UP), Jun 4 (PTI) Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati spent the night at a roadside camp in Kannauj after the administration allegedly denied permission for his scheduled stay at a private school, his aides said on Thursday.
The seer had arrived in Kannauj on Wednesday as part of his ongoing ‘Gau Vishti Yatra’ and was scheduled to halt overnight at Asha Public School in Salempur, Chhibramau.
However, organisers alleged that the administration informed them in the evening that permission for the stay had not been granted, leading to the cancellation of the programme.
Following the development, the Shankaracharya decided to stay at the welcome site at Pal Chauraha, where a temporary tent had been erected.
Police personnel remained deployed at the spot throughout the night.
According to aides, there was no arrangement for lights or fans at the site despite the prevailing heat, and attendants used hand-held fans to provide relief to the seer.
Speaking to reporters before leaving for Farrukhabad on Thursday morning, Avimukteshwaranand said his yatra would continue and had already covered around 150 Assembly constituencies.
He said the objective of the yatra was to seek the status of ‘Rashtra Mata’ (National Mother) for cows and to spread awareness about cow protection, conservation and religious values.
The Shankaracharya left for Farrukhabad with his convoy at around 8 am. PTI COR ABN MDO MDO
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