PNS | UTTARKASHI
Gangotri MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan has said that the lathi-charge on protesting members of Hindu organisations in Uttarkashi on Thursday and the mosque against which they were protesting should be inquired into. Condemning the violence which took place during the protest, he said that he had directed that the stone pelting on the protesters should also be investigated.
Addressing the media here on Tuesday, Chauhan said that Uttarkashi is a very important city in Sanatan Dharm with the Ganga river also originating in this region. Expressing concern at “outsiders” encroaching here, he questioned who is supporting encroachments by such persons, adding that this also needs to be checked. He assured the people of the district that legal action will be taken soon against those who had indulged in stone pelting on the protesters.
The MLA said that illegal activities in the name of religion will not be allowed in Uttarkashi, adding that he had talked to the superintendent of police and asked that the severe sections under which the protesting members of the Hindu bodies were booked, should be removed.
Social activist Dinesh Panwar claimed the police had carried out the lathi-charge after a water bottle was tossed, adding that action should be taken against the officials responsible. He demanded that the strict sections under which the protesters were booked should be removed. Roadside vendors, kiosks made on the Ramleela ground and other encroachments on public land should be cleared. Failing this, the public will be called on to protest against such activities, he said.
