Dehradun, Oct. 22 -- As Uttarakhand prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its statehood on 9 November, the political temperature is set to rise in Dehradun with the convening of a two-day special session of the Assembly on 3 and 4 November. Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd) has already given his assent to the Government's proposal of holding a two-day special session of the state assembly to commemorate the silver jubilee of the state's formation.

Though such special sessions should be expected to rise above narrow political considerations, but that is not going to happen. Even before the session begins, the Opposition is already sharpening its attack on the Dhami Government, vowing to corner it on a range of issues including c...