00:00The politics is of course peaking over Ankita Bhandari case. Rahul Gandhi has now written a letter to President Draupadi
00:07Murmu.
00:08Rahul Gandhi, the leader of opposition, says by recommending Dushyant Gautam's appointment, Prime Minister Modi has demonstrated a complete disregard
00:16for the safety of women.
00:17I urge you to advise the government to reconsider this appointment and to ensure that Dushyant Gautam does not assume
00:24office until the investigation is concluded.
00:27Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami now responding to the leader of opposition, alleging that the opposition is attempting to turn
00:35this sensitive case into a political issue.
00:37Connecting immediately to my colleague Moshmi who is joining us.
00:41Moshmi, a letter to the President is the Congress and the LOP looking to follow it through because this letter
00:48comes in the wake of Rahul Gandhi as well as Priyanka Gandhi going to India Gate to meet the parents
00:54of Ankita Bhandari.
00:57Rahul Gandhi has followed up with that meeting, from that meeting by writing a letter to the President, in fact
01:05appealing that the powers entrusted in the President's office,
01:09she should exercise those powers and ask the government to reconsider the entire appointment so that Dushyant Gautam doesn't take
01:19oath.
01:19And in fact act before he takes oath because a governor of the state holds a lot of, people hold
01:27a lot of faith in the position, the constitutional position of the governor and thereby escalating the attack on the
01:37Modi government over women's safety issue.
01:40He has also mentioned that the Prime Minister has showed a severe disregard for women's safety and also mentioned the
01:47parents saying that the parents do believe that Dushyant Gautam has a role to play in this entire matter.
01:57And thereby, you know, Preeti, I think, surely a political storm is growing over it.
02:04Alright, and you know, once again, we put this in perspective, February is when Uttarakhand goes into election.
02:12This has already become a huge political flashpoint in the state.
02:15Thank you, Moshmi, there for joining us and getting us the latest.
