Dehradun, Sept. 11 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 10 Sep: BJP MLA from Dharampur constituency in Dehradun and senior leader Vinod Chamoli today asserted that SIR (Special Investigation Ration) is essential in the state. Addressing the media persons at the BJP State Headquarters today, Chamoli also targeted former Chief Minister Harish Rawat for accepting demographic change. Stressing the point, Chamoli demanded that after the Dhami government's actions against religious conversion and illegal encroachment helped curb demographic shifts, the next step should be SIR. He also described the situation in Nepal as a challenge to Sanatani traditions in border regions.

While clarifying his earlier statement regarding SIR to journalists, Chamo...