Saharanpur: Darul Uloom Deoband, the prominent Islamic seminary, has issued a special advisory for its students during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, asking them to avoid unnecessary movement on Kanwar routes and crowded areas as a precautionary measure. Students have been advised to avoid unnecessary travel, particularly on Kanwar routes and the GT Road, and to venture out only if absolutely essential. The seminary said the measures are intended to ensure security and orderly movement during the Kanwar Yatra. Such episodes are not new to the Kanwar Yatra season, which repeatedly draws criticism over incidents of communal targeting along the pilgrimage routes, including vandalism aimed at Muslim-owned shops, eateries and vehicles. Traders in towns along the route have in past years reported being pressured to shut shop or cover shopfronts during the yatra.