The hunger strike resorted to by eight women from Maletha and adjoining areas in Tehri district has entered its second day on Tuesday. They are protesting against the Chief Minister Harish Rawat not acting on his promise of issuing government orders in three days to stop operation of all the five stone crushers.The CM gave the assurance when a delegation of the villagers from Maletha and its adjoining areas met him in Dehradun on 18 June.
Those who are now on hunger strike are Sushila Bisht, Vimla Devi, Nanda Devi, Sita Bisht, Sunita Padiyar, leela Bhatt, Surjee Devi and Sita Rana. Meanwhile, the indefinite strike of Save Himalaya Movement member Sameer Raturi has entered its 25th day on Tuesday. He said his stir would continue till the state government fulfils its pledge of stopping the operation of all the stone crushers in the region.