Dehradun, Oct. 16 -- Uttarakhand Congress President Ganesh Godiyal on Friday demanded a response from CM Pushkar Dhami over state Cabinet Minister Rekha Arya's husband's allegations of the minister amassing assets worth Rs.210 crore through irregularities in the mid-day meal scheme, declaring that the party demanded that CM Dhami should provide a clarification on the matter.

In a self-recorded video statement, Godiyal reiterated his sympathies towards Rekha Arya. However, Godiyal emphasised that Arya was not a helpless victim because she is a minister in the state government, adding that the allegations levelled by her husband are very serious.

"While one might sympathise with her as a "daughter of Uttarakhand," she is certainly not "he...