Uttarakhand’s unity leads to the arrest of culprits in Burari

The arrest of six culprits in Burari, Delhi who’d physically attacked one Mr. Bisht and molested his wife on the day of Holi throwing the law of the land to winds, thinking themselves as invincible is definitely a victory of unity of Uttarakhandi people living in Burari and various other localities in Delhi.

I must say with full confidence that Delhi, though the capital city of India has a sizeable population of Uttarakhandi people. Whether its movement for separate Uttarakhand state, protest demanding the arrest and subsequent capital punishment to the rapists cum killers of Nirbhaya of Najafgarh, Kiran Negi or finding of dissappeared 5 year old Kashish, protest demonstrations against Pancheshwar Dam, Chakbandi and issue of Gairsain capital including scores of other socio political issues of the past the concious and distinguished citizens of Uttarakhand in Delhi had always stood in unison and become the collective voice of the people.

Not only this but on socio cultural and linguistic fronts too the people of Uttarakhand have stood in the forefront to organise regional cultural activities entertaining one and all. It’s only because of such outstanding unity amongst the journalists, social activists, literateurs, cultural activists, politicians across partylines and ideology , women, socio cultural organisations and youths on the cause of Uttarakhand that Uttarakhandies today dominate in each and every field in Delhi and elsewhere in the country. After the formation of separate Uttarakhand State and death to the culprits to the brutal rapists and killers of Nirbhaya of Nazafgarh Kiran Negi the unity in Burari and subsequent protest has finally compelled the Delhi police to arrest 6 culprits who had molested an Uttarakhandi women and badly thrashed her husband Bisht for no fault of theirs but to just crush them thinking themselves invincible and higly influential.

The local police who were earlier allegedly hand in glove with these outlaws had to finally arrest them after having confronted with tremendous socio political pressure from the Uttarakhandies in unison.

Appreciate the views of senior journalist Umakant Lakhera.
Speedy trail should be ensured. This is possible only after formation of a legal team. Unfortunately in such matters the family is Left alone to follow up matter in courts. These criminal are well orginised with money and muscle power. They even take the police IO for a ride and can easily manipulate police chargesheet to favour them. I salute all my fellow brother for helping the Bist family.

Long live unity of Uttarakhandies in Delhi fighting against injustice.
SUNIL NEGI, PRESIDENT, UTTARAKHAND JOURNALISTS FORUM