KHATIMA NEWS
Dehradun
Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Atal ji and those who died during Uttarakhand’s statehood movement at a Foundation Day event in Dehradun. He said the state’s creation on November 9, 2000, fulfilled a long-standing demand of the hill people and remembered the struggle associated with Rampur Tiraha.
Others
Pushkar Dhami has criticised Akhilesh Yadav over an alleged remark describing people from Uttarakhand as “infiltrators”. Dhami linked the controversy to the statehood movement and the firing at Rampur Tiraha during Mulayam Singh Yadav’s tenure as Uttar Pradesh chief minister, while asking Congress to respond to its political ally’s statement.
Roorkee
Residents and members of the Chinhit Rajya Andolankari Samiti gathered in Ashoknagar, Roorkee, to remember those who died during the Uttarakhand statehood movement on 2 October 1994. The gathering also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri before floral tributes were offered to the movement’s martyrs.
Dehradun
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami virtually joined a memorial gathering in Mussoorie honouring known and unknown activists who died during the Uttarakhand statehood movement. He said the state remains indebted to their sacrifices and that their memories will continue to be linked with Uttarakhand’s identity and self-respect.
