Muzaffarnagar, July 7 -- The Kanwar Yatra is set to commence on July 10. Amid the preparations, controversy has erupted over an alleged "identity campaign" being run by certain organisations along the yatra route, prompting national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait, to issue a statement from his residence in Muzaffarnagar.

The campaign, which reportedly involves identifying people and businesses based on religious identity, took a serious turn after an incident in Haridwar, where a Muslim family was allegedly attacked and their vehicle vandalised on the Kanwar route.

Reacting to the rising communal tension, Tikait stated, "Running an identity campaign is wrong. Instead of targeting people, we should adopt a...