Dehradun, Sept. 20 -- While calamities from the skies worsen the plight of people, the alleged conduct of certain officials is pushing public representatives to the brink. After pictures of Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi in confrontation with District Magistrate Savin Bansal went public, now Congress MLA Harish Singh Dhami has opened a front against the administration, accusing the District Magistrate of Pithoragarh, Vinod Giri Goswami, of 'failing' in performance of his duty and has demanded punitive action against him. Dhami has also claimed that he would raise this issue in the House as an issue of breach of privilege.

It may be recalled that, during the recent disaster, legislators complained that officers were not answering phones wh...