Jammu: Lashing out at the J&K Government for curtailing the Amarnath yatra period by 15 days, VHP today threatened to commence the yatra from June 15 if the Governor failed to “rectify” the decision.
 “We will start this year’s yatra ourselves from June 15 if the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board head, Governor N N Vohra did not rectify the decision at an earliest,” VHP National Spokesperson, Prakash Sharma told reporters here.
 The Yatra traditionally and annually commences from June 15 and ends on August 13- on Raksha Bandan. “But the Board decided to cut the yatra period by 15 days and start it on June 29, hurting (the sentiments of) crores of Hindus,” he said.
 SASB had announced that the yatra would commence from June 29 instead of its commencement timing as per the religious calendar of Jaishta Purnima which falls on June 15.
 Sharma lashed out at the Government and N N Vohra for “triggering an agitation” on the pattern of the Amarnath land row of 2008 and said “they have taken such a decision under the pressure of the separatists in Kashmir”.
 “We urge the Governor to reconsider the decision immediately so that the yatra is commenced normally. Otherwise, we also will launch an agitation across the country before starting the yatra ourselves,” he said.

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