New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
participated in the ‘Delhi Shabdotsav 2026’ on Sunday. Outlining his
government’s priorities, the Chief Minister asserted that his administration is
committed to preserving the demographic values and cultural identity of
Devbhoomi.
He also blamed the previous dispensations for the mushrooming illegal
constructions, leading to several encroachments in the hilly areas.
Participating in the event on third and final days, CM Dhami said that land
encroachment is a well-planned conspiracy, under which vast swathes of
government land were encroached upon by placing blue, yellow, and green sheets
on it.
“We launched anti-encroachment drive, evicted squatters and warned illegal
occupants to vacate the illegally occupied govt land. Some vacated the
encroached land, but in some places, the encroachment was removed with the help
of the administration,” he told the audience.
CM Dhami further informed that the state administration freed more than 10,000
acres of encroached land from the illegal occupants in Devbhoomi.
“We have also launched a campaign against those who are disturbing the
demographic balance and defaming the holy places. Many names have been added to
the family registers in Uttarakhand since 2003. We have recently taken a
decision to seal the family registers of all the districts in one place. They
will be investigated,” he stated.
Regarding the closure of the Madrasa Board, he said that the law has been
brought for improvement of minority education.
“We have decided that after July 1, 2026, such madrasas will be closed where the
curriculum prescribed by the Uttarakhand government is not taught. We have
already closed more than 250 illegal madrasas,” he said and warned against the
misuse of educational institutions as a place for spreading radical and
fundamentalistic thoughts.
“Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians have also been included in
this. They will also benefit from the law brought for the improvement of
minority education,” he added.
CM Dhami said that when the Ayushman Yojana (health scheme) was launched, the
estimated cost was about 100-200 crore rupees, but its expenditure swelled into
several hundred crores. An enquiry showed irregularities, following which an SIT
(Special Investigation Team) was formed.
Shedding light on his vision for Devbhoomi, he said, “We want to create a clean
and pure Uttarakhand for future generations. We don’t want to give children an
insecure future. Therefore, encroachments are being removed and developmental
works are being done according to dharma (righteousness).
–IANS
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