Saturday, 10 October 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) received a complaint letter from Rajya Safai Karmchari Ayog against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief of Uttarakhand, SS Kaler, stating that the party is spreading disinformation about the State government. According to the complainant, AAP is conducting a survey using a computerised call in which they are claiming that the current government has hurt the religious sentiments of people by changing the name of Ganga in Harki Pauri into Escape Channel. The call asks listeners to press one if they do not support the decision of changing Ganga’s name or press two if they do, informed complainant. The complainant further informed that this name was changed by then chief minister, Harish Singh Rawat in the year 2014 and the current government changed it to Dev Dhara on July 24. Therefore, as per him, it is just an attempt of AAP to malign the image of CM among people. He added that this disinformation is also putting pressure on the shopkeepers and Ashrams that lie in the range of 200 metres to demolish their structures which will cause hindrance in Haridwar tourism and Char Dham Yatra. Meanwhile, the complainant also said that AAP has also been accused of distributing bicycles that belong to Uttarakhand Construction Workers Welfare Board among the workers of their party besides some children. The party is even using children for its political benefit and therefore there should be an investigation against the party, stated the complainant. Taking cognisance of the matter, the chairperson of SCPCR, Usha Negi has written to the state president of AAP to appear before the commission on October 14 at 3 PM to present his and the party’s side on both the allegations.
