Dehra Dun, Mar 15 (PTI) Congress MLA Kishore Upadhayay has called off his hunger strike inside the Uttarakhand Assembly following an assurance from the Speaker of the house.
On being assured by Speaker Harbans Kapoor last night, Upadhayay called off his strike but warned that all his demands should be accepted by March 21.
In case, my demands are not accepted by March 21, I will again sit on hunger strike from March 22, Upadhayay said.
Kapoor met Upadhaya in the house along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prakash Pant and Leader of the Opposition Harak Singh Rawat around midnight and assured that Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has agreed to listen to the demands raised by the Tehri MLA.
Upadhayay began his indefinite fast inside the Vidhan Sabha yesterday, alleging that the state government is callous towards Tehri constituency.
Setting up a university at Ranichauri in Tehri, opening of schools, colleges and hospitals, developing infrastructural facilities and starting water-tourism activities in the Tehri dam lake are among the 25 demands put up by the legislator.
On being assured by Speaker Harbans Kapoor last night, Upadhayay called off his strike but warned that all his demands should be accepted by March 21.
In case, my demands are not accepted by March 21, I will again sit on hunger strike from March 22, Upadhayay said.
Kapoor met Upadhaya in the house along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prakash Pant and Leader of the Opposition Harak Singh Rawat around midnight and assured that Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has agreed to listen to the demands raised by the Tehri MLA.
Upadhayay began his indefinite fast inside the Vidhan Sabha yesterday, alleging that the state government is callous towards Tehri constituency.
Setting up a university at Ranichauri in Tehri, opening of schools, colleges and hospitals, developing infrastructural facilities and starting water-tourism activities in the Tehri dam lake are among the 25 demands put up by the legislator.
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