Uttarakhand: What did Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya say on the High Court bench shifting issue?

Politics has now started on the controversy over shifting of Nainital High Court of Uttarakhand and creation of another new bench in Rishikesh. This matter has heated up after two Justices of the High Court gave verbal instructions to create a bench in Rishikesh. Uttarakhand High Court Bar Association has challenged the High Court’s order of May 8 in the Supreme Court.

On the issue of shifting of High Court from Nainital, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and former Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written a letter to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and warned the government. On the question of shifting a bench of the High Court to Rishikesh, Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya warned the government. But questions have been raised. Yashpal Arya has said that the government itself is standing in the dock in this matter. He said that in this matter, former Chief Minister of the state Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written a letter to the Chief Minister and warned him.

He said that shifting the High Court by holding a referendum is not the solution, the state and central government should have decided where the High Court should be shifted and where a new bench should be formed. Where is the referendum coming from in the government’s decision. He said that the state government needs to keep its stand clear regarding the shifting of the High Court. The government should clarify what is the government’s intention and intention regarding the High Court. He said that the government should first present its side in this matter before the public, after which the opposition will also present its side.