The Congress in Uttarakhand on Thursday staged a protest outside the Lok Bhawan here, demanding that the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim governor be put on hold till the probe into the Ankita Bhandari murder case is complete. Several senior leaders, including former chief minister Harish Rawat, were among 50-odd people to be detained.
State unit chief Ganesh Godiyal, former minister Harak Singh Rawat and MLA Pritam Singh were also detained.
The Uttarakhand Congress began its protests a day after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met Ankita’s parents, who were protesting at India Gate demanding justice for their daughter, and expressed solidarity with them.