Congress workers, led by state party leaders, tried to march towards the Assembly building but were stopped midway leading to bedlam and blockade of the road between Karnprayag and Gairsain.
He said third contradictory statement came in the form of the clarification from the state government claiming 52 people missing or dead in Dharali rain disaster.
Former chief minister of Uttarakhand and Congress veteran Harish Rawat, for the first time, categorically stated that hill town Gairsain will be the permanent capital of the state if his party returns to power in 2027.
The leaders, according to sources, have discussed regional balance in the state which has dominant two regions -- Kumaon and Garhwal.
The bandh evoked good response in Udham Singh Nagar, some response in Dehradun and Roorkee, but little response in many parts of the hill state.
The game of one-upmanship rages between the camps of ex-CM Harish Rawat & state Cong chief Pritam Singh
Dhasmana’s statement has triggered a massive outrage against him on Twitter.
Infighting in the Uttarakhand Congress is likely to intensify in the hill state.
The defeat has dealt a severe blow to the political career of Harish Rawat. What he will do to revive his political fortune remains to be seen.
Addressing party workers in Haldwani earlier this week, Congress MLA Indira Hridayesh announced that a senior BJP leader would join the Congress during Rahul Gandhi’s public rally in Dehradun on March 16
