Shops and establishments were kept closed in Ghantaghar area of Dehradun on Friday. Police force was deployed here and there. Police was also deployed in Haldwani in view of the bandh. Police appeared active across the state on Friday.
The students who reached the martyr’s memorial at Kachari started protesting:
13, including the president of the unemployed union, who were arrested for rioting and stone pelting, are to appear in the court on Friday. The situation outside the court remains tense.
In protest against this, the students reached the martyr’s memorial at Kachari and started protesting. The students are demanding the release of Bobby Pawar. During this, various organizations also reached out to support the protesting students.
The DGP has called a meeting regarding the incident that took place outside Gandhi Park on Thursday. It is being seen at what level the mistake has happened. Careless officers and employees may be punished.
In view of the apprehension of an uproar, the police force has been deployed outside the court. City Magistrate Kusum Chauhan and SDM Sadar Naresh Chandra Durgapal also reached the martyr’s memorial.
Uproar over closure of shops in Uttarkashi
Unemployed students protested in Uttarkashi. Uttarkashi market was closed with the support of traders. During this, there was a lot of uproar among the students regarding the closure of some shops.
The youth also demonstrated in Chamoli.
Markets in Pauri remained open like any other day, though police personnel were deployed for security.
Protest against police lathi charge on unemployed youth started in Almora also. During this, the youth demanded a CBI inquiry into the recruitment scam. Warned to sit on hunger strike.
Section 144 is also applicable in Rishikesh
In Rishikesh, youth took out a silent procession with roses in their hands.
And in Rishikesh too, section 144 has been imposed by the administration for two days.
Dharna demonstration has been banned in Tehsil area.
Orders have been issued by Deputy District Magistrate Nandan Kumar IAS.
Symbolic body donation at Chitrashila Ghat
On the call of Uttarakhand Yuva Ekta Manch, unemployed youth are on the streets regarding the recruitment scam and the vandalism of the unemployed in Dehradun.
In the same sequence, after taking out a symbolic funeral procession of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, Police and State Government at Chitrashila Ghat, Ranibagh in Haldwani, the youth performed the last rites and donated bodies.
Here, the youth started arriving at Buddha Park to hold a meeting to chalk out the future strategy. For which heavy police force was deployed.
Police snatched CM’s effigy in Kotdwar, protesters raged:
On Friday, the Youth Congress observed a lockout in the Government Post Graduate College. After closing the college, the workers reached the tehsil with the effigy of the chief minister. The police present on the spot snatched the effigy from the workers. This enraged the workers and they raised slogans against the police as well as the state government.
Chief Minister appeals not to be misled and confused:
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting with the officials and inquired about the situation. He has appealed to the youth not to get misled and confused by anyone.
Unemployed youth started Satyagraha outside Gandhi Park on Wednesday to get their demands accepted. The police picked them up from here late at night. Due to this, angry youth started gathering in Gandhi Park on Thursday morning. During this there was a clash between the police and the protesters.
These are the main demands
A CBI inquiry should be conducted into the scams in recruitment examinations.
Strict anti-copying law should be implemented immediately.
The list of those who got jobs by cheating should be made public.
Recruitment examinations should be conducted only after the investigation of recruitment scams is completed and the anti-copying law is implemented.
