Lord Krishna is said to have spent his childhood in Vrindavan while Barsana is considered the birthplace of Radha. The Congress claimed that the notification and the state election commission's announcement of the poll dates were separated by just an hour. The notification bans the sale and consumption of liquor, meat, fish and eggs across the two municipal areas. Vrindavan, a suburban town administered by a Nagar Palika Parishad, attracts over 1.5 crore pilgrims and tourists, including 50,000 foreigners, every year. "Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir and Shirdi in Maharashtra too are notified pilgrimage centres," Sharma said.

Source: The Telegraph October 28, 2017 20:48 UTC