Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that a proposal will soon be put “before the Cabinet regarding the facilities to be given to the Statehood agitationists to felicitate them”. He added: “Senior officials will be given the responsibility of including those agitationists in the list who are eligible according to the norms, but have not been so identified.” The CM said this after paying tribute to the Martyrs’ Memorial in Mussoorie on the anniversary of the Mussoorie shooting incident at Mussoorie.
CM Rawat said that the Statehood agitationists, just like the River Ganga, had instilled the feeling of taking everyone forward together. The CM also unveiled the statues of the martyrs on the occasion.
Remembering the martyred agitationists on the anniversary of the Mussoorie firing, CM Harish Rawat said that the Statehood movement had given a new direction irrespective of caste, religion and politics.
Even now, when the issue of the Statehood movement arises, the people of Mussoorie forget all differences and get united. The martyrs’ memorial of Mussoorie was a symbol of revolution in Mussoorie.
The CM said that it was our duty to maintain the scenic beauty of the Queen of Hills, Mussoorie. Nainital and Mussoorie would be considered as the core areas of the State’s tourism and the areas around them would be developed as well. A committee will be constituted for the purpose of constant monitoring at regular intervals. In order to remove the traffic problems, effort are being made on several points. The MDDA has been given directions to build parking spots wherever land is available. Besides this, an alternate route would be developed through a tunnel under the single road system. A vendor zone will be developed for street vendors.
The CM also said that whosoever Rajya Aandolankari have been left out during the survey, will be given another chance because the State Government would constitute a committee and the committee will scrutiny their petition. If they are found true, they will given status of Rajya Andolankari.
Present on the occasion were Cabinet Ministers Dinesh Aggarwal, Dinesh Dhanai, President of the Rajya Andolankari Samman Parishad Dhirendra Pratap, MlA, Mussoorie, Ganesh Joshi and Chairman Nagar Palika, Manmohan Mall, among other dignitaries.