Bahraich, March 21 -- Following the recent ban on the Neja Fair in Sambhal, a growing movement to stop the annual Jeth Fair is gaining momentum in the Bahraich district. The Jeth Fair is held in honour of Syed Salar Masood Ghazi.

On Friday, the Rashtra Dharak Dal (RDD), led by its president Karan Singh, staged a protest at the Bahraich collectorate and submitted a seven-point memorandum to a representative of the district magistrate, addressed to chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The memorandum demanded an immediate ban on the fair and a magisterial survey of Ghazi's shrine.

Earlier, officials of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), led by district coordinator Ajit Pratap Singh, also submitted a memorandum to ...