New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Congress leader and AICC Uttarakhand in-charge Kumari Selja on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttarakhand over alleged threats received by advocate Navneesh Negi, who is representing the family of the 2022 murder victim Ankita Bhandari, calling the development "extremely serious."

Questioning the law and order situation in Uttarakhand, Selja took to social media platform X and wrote, "The ongoing fight for justice for Ankita Bhandari by advocate Shri Navneesh Negi receiving alleged threats, is extremely serious. The BJP government must explain: Under whose protection in Uttarakhand have criminals become so emboldened that even advocates fighting for justice are no longer safe?"

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