According to the VHP, “fun seekers” visit rafting camps to “mingle, drink and indulge in objectionable activities… where saints gather to meditate”, The Times of India reports.
The group has alleged that rafting “has led to many illegal activities” in the holy towns of Rishikesh and Haridwar.
VHP leaders made these statements at their national meeting in Haridwar on Tuesday.
Haridwar and Rishikesh are popular among both religious tourists and adventure sports lovers.
Locally called the Ganga, the Ganges is revered by Hindus. It is India’s longest river and supports a third of the country’s 1.2 billion people living on its floodplains.
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