Uttarakhand: BJP MLAs met with CM Dhami and expressed their gratitude for his recommendation of a CBI inquiry into the Ankita murder case, saying that Dhami had taken public sentiment into account

In Uttarakhand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs met Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday and expressed their gratitude for his recommendation to have the Ankita Bhandari murder case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Among the nearly two dozen BJP MLAs who met Dhami at the Chief Minister’s camp office were Premchand Agarwal, Khajan Das, Kishore Upadhyay, Sahdev Pundir, Savita Kapoor, Asha Nautiyal, Renu Bisht, Brijbhushan Gairola, and Shaktilal Shah.

After meeting Dhami, Tehri MLA Upadhyay said that the MLAs met the Chief Minister to discuss the state of affairs and informed him that he had made a good decision in recommending a CBI investigation into the Ankita murder case, in accordance with the wishes of her parents and public sentiment.

Upadhyay said that the MLAs expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for this

Actress Urmila Sanawar, who claims to be the wife of former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore, recently released a video and an alleged audio recording of a conversation with Rathore on social media. In it, she claimed to reveal the identity of the alleged ‘VIP’ involved in the Ankita murder case, which caused a stir in the state’s politics.

Following this, various political parties, including the Congress, and social organizations were continuously protesting, demanding a CBI investigation into the entire matter. The Chief Minister also met with Ankita’s parents to ascertain their wishes, and they expressed the need for a CBI investigation. Subsequently, on Friday, the Chief Minister recommended that the entire case be investigated by the CBI.