Dehradun, Feb. 15 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 14 Feb: Congress state president Ganesh Godiyal has squarely blamed the deteriorating law and order situation in Uttarakhand for the continuing rise in crime and launched a sharp attack on the State Government. Reacting to the recent firing incident at the busy Silver City Mall on Rajpur Road on Saturday, he said that for the past 16 days the State has been witnessing disturbing reports of murders taking place in different locations, often during the early hours of the morning.

Godiyal stated that maintaining law and order is fundamentally the responsibility of the police, and it is their duty to ensure that the situation in the state remains under control. However, he alleged that inst...