Cancelling Kanwar Yatra is a right decision: MoS Ajay Bhatt ANI 14 Jul 2021, 06:27 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Tourism Ajay Bhatt has welcomed the Uttarakhand government's decision to cancel the Kanwar Yatra and said that the COVID-19 variant found in the Gadarpur area in the state could increase the chances of virus spread. "It is our priority to save people's lives. PM Modi has been urging us to avoid crowded places and to follow COVID norms. The government has decided to suspend Kanwar Yatra looking at the current situation. We have also appealed to everyone in this regard," Bhatt said to ANI.