Dehradun, Oct. 24 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday spoke directly over the phone with Deeksha, the daughter of Balak Ram Chauhan, a lineman who alleged that he was being forced to make his daughters join the Congress party.

Chauhan has alleged that a former Zila Panchayat Chairman, Chaman Singh, pressured him over the phone to make his two daughters join the Congress party, and upon his refusal, hurled filthy abuses and issued death threats against him.

Notably, Chaman Singh is the brother of Pritam Singh, the MLA from the Chakrata (Reserved) assembly constituency and Chairman of the Congress Campaign Committee.

According to a press release issued by the Chief Minister's office, CM Dhami assured the family ...