Uttarakhand CM orders probe after police lathi-charge protesters marching to Vidhan Sabha | WATCH VIDEO
Demanding that a road in their district be widened, residents of Nandprayag Ghat tried to gherao the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha on Monday, prompting the Chamoli Police to resort to lathi-charge.
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UPDATED: March 2, 2021 08:01 IST
The protest outside Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha in Gairsain on Monday (Photo Credits: Kamal Nayan for India Today)
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Chamoli Police employed lathi-charge and water cannons to disperse the demonstrators
Demonstrators pelted stones at police, said Chamoli SP Yashwant Singh
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday labelled the clash between police and demonstrators in Gairsain as extremely unfortunate . The incident is being taken seriously, CM Rawat said adding that a magisterial enquiry has been ordered into the matter.