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From : http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/10/stories/2004081008990500.htm

Uttarakhand bandh today

By Our Staff Correspondent

DEHRA DUN, AUG. 9. Uttarakhand activists today called for a state-wide bandh tomorrow in protest against the death of Baba Mohan Uttarakhandi this morning, on the 38th day of his fast seeking establishment of a new Capital for Uttaranchal at Gairsen in Chamoli district instead of the present Capital of Dehra Dun.

A leading figure in the separate State movement, Baba Uttarakhandi was famous for his numerous fasts for the creation of the State.

A resident of Pauri district, he had been on fast since July 2 at Benital in Chamoli district demanding the early establishment of the Capital at Gairsen located at the centre of the State. The authorities shifted him to a hospital at Karnaprayag yesterday.

All shops and educational institutions in Karnaprayag and Kotdwar areas remained closed today to mourn his deathExpressing grief over the Baba's death, the Chief Minister, Narain Dutt Tiwari, announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakhs for his family.


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Furore over Baba Uttarakhandi’s death
Swati Vashishtha
Tribune News Service

Dehradun, August 10
The death of Baba Uttarakhandi on the 39the day of his fast has caused the issue of shifting the capital from Dehradun to Gairsain to resurface in the state. The opposition joined hands to make the statewide bandh over the issue effective today. With public outcry over the death of the fasting leader across the state and political protests hotting up, the government finds itself in a tight spot.

The Opposition, together with the organisations supporting the Uttarakhand movement, burnt effigies of Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari, blocked traffic and staged demonstrations at various places in Dehradun. Banks, government and non-governmental offices apart from business establishments and shops remained closed.

Social activist Brinda Karat said on behalf of the CPM that Baba’s death was a shocking example of arrogance of power shown by the government. The BJP is equally to blame for the public outcry because it was in its regime that Dehradun was made the capital and the state was named Uttaranchal.

The government, however, maintains that it had made efforts to convince the Baba to end his fast but he refused. Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari said the demand of Baba for declaring Benital as a tourist destination had been conceded but the issue of shifting the capital lay with the Virendra Dixit Commission. The commission was yet to submit its report on the appropriate permanent capital for the hill state, he said. Besides, the setting up the temporary capital at Dehradun was the Centre’s decision and it was not possible to change the capital overnight, Mr Tiwari said.

Expressing grief at on the death of the fasting sadhu, Mr Tiwari said an inquiry has been ordered. Meanwhile, the funeral of Baba Uttarakhandi, also called Mohan Baba, took place at Satpuli in Pauri district peacefully.

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This is news of 12 Aug 2004 about Baba Mohan Uttarakhandi who passed way on 08 Aug 2004.
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Uttaranchal Capital issue hots up

By Our Staff Correspondent



DEHRA DUN, AUG. 11. The Uttarakhand Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha has decided to gherao the Uttaranchal Vidhan Sabha on Thursday to press its demand for establishment of the State's permanent Capital at Gairsen in Chamoli district. The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal along with the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist) also announced their decision to gherao the Chief Minister's residence on Saturday. Addressing media persons, the Morcha president, Kamla Pant, said the government's total indifference to the sentiments of the people and failure to save the life of the activist, Baba Mohan Uttarakhandi, had underlined the urgent need for all social action groups that crusaded for the creation of Uttaranchal to unite and work for a second revolution through which power could come to real Uttarakhandis.

Anuradha Semwal, an activist from Uttarkashi, felt that the Uttarakhand activists should try to mould the public opinion in their favour so that the big parties like the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party were ousted from the State's politics. Leaders of these national parties were least bothered about the welfare of the people, she said.

The leader of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal in the Assembly, Kashi Singh Airy, said that his party along with the leftists would begin their crusade for securing power to the people with a gherao of the Chief Minister's residence on Saturday.

The Chief Minister, Narayan Dutt Tiwari, however, does not consider the shifting of the Capital from Dehra Dun as practical as a lot of necessary infrastructure had been developed here. A large number of big business houses including banks have opened shop here and it will be difficult to take them to a new place. He left the decision on the issue to the Virendra Dixit Commission set up to suggest a Capital for the State.

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