Uttarakhand: Chief ministers previous and current slug it out, BJP vs BJP

An inside strife enjoying out within the Uttarakhand unit of the BJP has taken many twists and turns, within the course of throwing up severe challenges for chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, now the Lok Sabha MP from Haridwar, has accused the Dhami authorities of turning a blind eye to the large-scale unlawful mining within the state.

Whereas there are not any particular numbers accessible on the income generated by mining, environmentalists declare the determine is far increased than official estimates concede.

Mining secretary Brajesh Sant countered Rawat and mentioned income from mining in Uttarakhand crossed Rs 1,000 crore in 2024–25, up from the sooner determine of Rs 300 crore. This, he added, was a transparent indication of how unlawful mining had been curbed.

Nevertheless, Rawat remained undeterred and mentioned in Parliament that overloaded vehicles had been operating at evening throughout Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts, leading to highway accidents and harm to infrastructure.