Politics on regionalism is not stopping in Uttarakhand, know what the minister said now on the statement of ‘Uniyal’ coming from Bihar

Politics on regionalism in Uttarakhand is not stopping. First, there was a ruckus in the assembly house on the comment made by cabinet minister Premchand Agarwal on the hills. After that, a video of cabinet minister Subodh Uniyal spread like fire on social media. In which the minister is seen saying that people of ‘Uniyal’ caste have come to Uttarakhand from Bihar.

Politics on regionalism

Recently, a video of Uttarakhand cabinet minister Subodh Uniyal is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In which he has commented on the residents of Uttarakhand. The minister is seen saying in the video that ‘we Uniyals had come from Bihar’. The viral video is said to be of the campaign for the civic elections. When Subodh Uniyal was seeking votes for Rishikesh mayor candidate Shambhu Paswan.

Subodh Uniyal put forth his side

Minister Subodh Uniyal has put forth his side on the viral video. The minister said that his statement has been presented in a distorted manner. Many castes from Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and other states have come and settled in Uttarakhand. He said that the people who currently live in Uttarakhand have come and settled from other states about 800 years ago. Uniyal said that if you look at the history of Uttarakhand, someone or the other has come from other states. But his statement is now being made viral by making it a political issue.

Opposition had made it an issue during the session

Let Subodh Uniyal tell you that this video has gone viral at a time when the issue of ‘Pahadi-Desi’ was hot in the state. Let us tell you that on February 21, during the assembly session, Finance Minister Premchand Agarwal was answering a question, when the opposition used the word ‘Pahadi’ and taunted Finance Minister Premchand Agarwal. After which the minister got angry. During this, he commented on the hills. After which the opposition surrounded the minister.