Have you ever been to Amarnath Yatra? The Yatra is highly risky one - not due to geographical location, but due to terrorist presence. All the vehicles are sent with total security of army and armed police. No travelling after evening. Inspite of this there are regular attacks on pilgrim groups. The Yatris find it very difficult to find suitable night stay places - the tents are of poor condition and make shift arrangements not fit to hold older people and protect them from extreme cold. The ponywallahs are all muslims and every pony rider is bound to fall atleast once during the trip. The free food provided is by the hindu groups - not by the government. I have been on yatra and I know the facts. Allocating some unoccupied / unused land in no way harms the interest of anybody, but for political reasons the Congress wants to make this an issue.
