Dehradun, July 15 -- PCC Chief waits in vain as BKTC Chairman skips public debate on Badrinath donation row

Dehradun, 14 Jul: The alleged theft of offerings and financial irregularities at Badrinath Dham have now snowballed into a major political controversy in Uttarakhand, with the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) Chairman Hemant Dwivedi and Uttarakhand Congress President and former BKTC Chairman Ganesh Godiyal being locked in a bitter war of words. As accusations and counter-accusations intensify, the issue has turned into a political battleground, drawing sharp reactions from both sides.

It may also be reminded here that Hemant Dwivedi had challenged Godiyal for a public debate on the allegations and the counter allegations which ...