New Delhi , Nov. 4 -- The Congress on Wednesday launched a statewide agitation against the Uttarakhand government, accusing Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of facilitating the transfer of thousands of acres of government land and several historic properties to private companies on long-term leases at allegedly throwaway prices. Describing the exercise as the "auction of Uttarakhand", Congress general secretary and party in-charge of Uttarakhand Kumari Selja held Dhami personally responsible and announced a statewide campaign under the slogan 'Bhoomi Bachao-Dhami Hatao' (Save the Land, Remove Dhami).
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Selja alleged that the Chief Minister had concentrated in his own hands the authority to approv...