Dehradun, 21 Nov 2007
A House Committee has been announced on Wednesday in Uttarakhand to look into the domicile and caste-certificates issues that have triggered widespread protests across the state.
Amid repeated adjournments, Assembly Speaker Harbans Kapoor named the panel.
As the House assembled this morning for the winter session, uproarious scenes were witnessed with opposition members led by Congress trooping into the well seeking a special debate on the domicile issue.
Raising slogans against the government, Congress members described the BJP government as “anti-people” saying it was creating an atmosphere of fear in the minds of people.
Amid the din, Kapoor asked the government to set up the House Committee to go into the whole gamut of issue.
Later, talking to reporters, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prakash Pant welcomed the Speaker’s initiative and said it was the best solution in the present situation.
“We are soon going to announce the names of the members of the committee,” Pant said.
He also criticised the opposition for unnecessarily dragging the domicile issue saying the only doubts were arising out of the issue of caste certificates for SCs, STs and OBCs.
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