Haldwani, Oct. 26 -- Members of the Pahadi Army, a regional activist group, burnt an effigy of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav at Haldwani's Buddha Park on Sunday to protest against his remark referring to people from Uttarakhand living in Uttar Pradesh as "infiltrators". Pahadi Army president Harish Rawat said the hill community was deeply conscious of its culture and self-respect. "Any statement hurting the community's sentiments would be opposed democratically. The term 'infiltrators' is generally associated with militants and terrorists," he said, demanding that Yadav apologise to the people of Uttarakhand, and that protests could intensify if he failed to do so. Haldwani's Congress MLA Sumit Hridayesh said the people of Uttarakhand had a strong sense of self-respect. It was inappropriate to describe any Indian citizen as an 'infiltrator' merely because they lived or worked in another state, he said and urged Yadav to clarify his remarks....