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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.
Protests continue over widening of Nandprayag Ghat road in Uttarakhand ANI | Updated: Jan 23, 2021 17:37 IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], January 23 (ANI): People from the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand continued to hold protests, demanding the widening of the Nandprayag Ghat road, adjoining the National Highway-07.
The public, including traders, have been protesting over the issue for 49 days. Thirteen protesters have also gone on a hunger strike, while refusing medical help for their deteriorating health. It is over a month since we have been protesting but the government have turned deaf ears to our demands , a protester said.
Another protester added, The mass movement for one and a-half-lane, i.e. 9-metre widening of Nandprayag Ghat road is still going on. Many of the protesters are on hunger strike for 13 days but the government have not fulfilled our demands yet .
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 10 (ANI): Residents of 70 Gram Panchayats of Karnaprayag, Chamoli formed a 19-km long human chain on Sunday demanding the widening of 19 km long road that connects Sidhpeeth Kurud to Nandprayag Ghat.