In protest against the irregularities in the forest guard recruitment examination and hike in the roadways fare, the Uttarakhand Congress held demonstrations at all the district headquarters on Tuesday. The protest was organised on the call given by the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Pritam Singh. The Congress workers burned the effigies of the BJP government during the protests. In provisional state capital of Dehradun, the Congress workers assembled at the headquarters of the party and marched towards the Astley hall where amid shouting of slogans, they torched the effigy of the BJP government. Addressing the party workers Congress Mahanagar president Lalchand Sharma said that said that the BJP government which makes lofty claims on zero tolerance on corruption is actually submerged neck deep in corruption. He said that when the BJP assumed power in Uttarakhand the unemployed youth hoped that the government powered with overwhelming majority would provide employment to it but their dreams have got shattered. Sharma said that the irregularity in the recently held examination of forest guards is an example of this cheating. He claimed that the examination mafia is seeking Rs eight lakh from the aspirants to get the examination cleared. Former MLA Rajkumar, R P Raturi and other Congress leaders took part in the protest.