Garhwal MP Anil Baluni assures to fulfil the Kotdwar – Laldhang – Chillarkhal long pending demand after protests at Jantar Mantar
Our honourable politicians keep their mouth shut or remain mum till they are not asked to get out of their sleep. This is what has happened in the case of Kotdwar – Chillarkhal Ram Nagar – Dehradun Marg for which the union Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari has given public assurance of Kotdwar in 2017 but slept thereafter on this pivotal issue.
The area MPs, MLAs whether of Congress or BJP too were and are sleeping on this issue till now, compelling a youtuber and independent journalist of Nepali origin, now a permanent resident of Kotdwar Praveen Thapa arrive Delhi on foot covering three hundred kilometres facing various odds and challenges under scorching heat having blisters under his feet.
This determination and commitment to walk on foot 300 kilometres for people’s demand by Praveen Thapa has encouraged the electorates of Kotdwar and Laldhang who protested and held a candle march in support of this long pending demand and expressed their solidarity with him.
Yesterday there was a protest demonstration and Dharna at Jantar Mantar led by Praveen Thapa where slogans denouncing the union minister Gadkari and the governments were raised in full strength.
The matter being in the apex court and all the present and former state and central lawmakers mum on this issue till yet , finally the Pauri Garhwal MP and national media in charge of BJP has Anil Baluni responded to this issue saying that all the efforts and initiative taken by our leaders will definitely be fulfilled in the context of Chillarkhal, Kotdwar, Ram Nagar Dehradun Marg by getting this eight kilometre stretch of the road metalled in the near future thus honouring the sentiments of the electorates. However, he didn’t respond about the court case having been filed in the Supreme Court and how it will be settled in the near future ?
The matter currently being subjudiced nothing is moving ahead in this regard.
The former MLA is from Kotdwar from Congress Surendra Singh Negi, the former MLA Dr. Harak Singh Rawat, both had been cabinet ministers in Uttarakhand governments and the current MLA Ritu Khanduri is the Uttarakhand assembly speaker.
The annoyed and infuriated electorates say that despite electing these three state lawmakers, they have taken no pain whatsoever to resolve this issue and built the above road despite Kotdwar residents raising it for several years.
Even the union minister Gadkari who is renowned for spreading the network of roads and highways all over the country is mum on this road, despite he giving a public assurance in 2017 at a Kotdwar public meeting seeking support for the then minister and candidate of BJP Dr. Harak Singh Rawat, now in Congress.
