India, Oct. 18 -- Party's Uttarakhand unit has taken to the streets against the state government.

The Congress party has become active once again regarding the high-profile Ankita Bhandari murder case in Uttarakhand. The sit-in protest staged by Ankita's parents in Delhi has heated up the political climate, spanning from Uttarakhand to Sikkim. Protests have erupted in Uttarakhand against Dushyant Gautam, against whom a whisper campaign has been going on, although nothing has been proved in the investigation. However, there is speculation that his appointment as Governor-ostensibly because he is a Dalit-could prove costly for the BJP in Uttarakhand. Following the support extended by top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Ankita's parents, th...