Dehradun, Sept. 15 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 12 Sep: The political atmosphere in Uttarakhand has heated up ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections following Enforcement Directorate raids on the residence of Chandan Singh Jeena, former OSD to ex Chief Minister Harish Rawat and currently his PA. The BJP has seized the opportunity to attack the Congress, while the Opposition has come out in defence of Rawat, alleging that the action is politically driven.

It may be recalled that the raids were allegedly conducted in connection with alleged irregularities in the UKSSSC Village Panchayat Development Officer examination of 2016. The ED claimed to have recovered Rs 32 lakh in cash, luxury watches and gold, with the total value of seized asse...