By Arun Pratap Singh
Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 3 Nov: Following a key meeting of senior Uttarakhand Congress leaders held recently in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, the Uttarakhand Congress has announced the launch of its ‘Bhumi Bachao, Dhami Hatao’ campaign across all districts and municipal corporation areas of the state from 4 November. The campaign is being launched on the instructions of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and at the call of the Pradesh Congress Committee to protest the alleged distribution and transfer of government land.
To effectively conduct the campaign, the Uttarakhand Congress has appointed senior leaders as in-charges for various districts and locations where land-related issues are proposed to be highlighted. For Nainital district, including the Patwadangar Inspection House at Jyolikot, Leader of the Opposition Yashpal Arya, CWC member Gurdeep Singh Sappal and the district president have been entrusted with responsibility for the programme.
Similarly, for the Inspection House at Almora and the Inspection House at Katarmal in Almora district, MLA Manoj Tiwari, former Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal and the district president have been assigned responsibility. In Ranikhet, the party has nominated Karan Mahara for issues related to the Chaubatia Garden Park Inspection House, while in Haldwani, responsibilities concerning HMT Ranibagh have been assigned to MLAs Tilak Raj Behar and Sumit Hridayesh along with the metropolitan president.
In the Kumaon region, Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislative Party, Bhuvan Kapri and MLA Adesh Chauhan have been tasked with highlighting issues related to land in the Bhimtal-Ramgarh area. In Dehradun district, the campaign concerning approximately 633 acres of land at IDPL, Rishikesh, will be led by Congress Election Management Committee chairman Dr Harak Singh Rawat along with the district president and metropolitan president.
Similarly, for approximately 180 acres of land at Dakpathar in Vikasnagar, Congress Election Campaign Committee chairman Pritam Singh and the district president have been nominated to spearhead the campaign. For the 142-acre Hathi Paon land parcel located within the George Everest Estate area of Mussoorie, the party has assigned the responsibility to Pradesh Congress Committee president Ganesh Godiyal.
In Tehri Garhwal district, the Congress has entrusted MLA Vikram Singh Negi from Pratapnagar Assembly constituency and Kedarnath MLA Lakhpat Butola with responsibility for issues concerning around 247 acres of land in Dhanaulti. In Haridwar district, the party has assigned former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, MLAs Mamta Rakesh, Anupama Rawat and Ravi Bahadur the responsibility of leading the campaign concerning the Alaknanda Hotel property, which is located in the district known as the gateway to the Char Dham Yatra.
Similarly, for the 21-acre land parcel at Salempur Mehdood in Ranipur, Haridwar district, the Congress has nominated MLA Furqan Ahmad and Virendra Jati to lead the campaign activities under the ‘Bhumi Bachao, Dhami Hatao’ programme.
