Himachal Watcher's video: Lahaul-Spiti: Protest Against Ram Lal Markanda at Kaza

Lahaul-Spiti-Support is pouring in for the tribal women of Spiti after the local administration initiated police action against nearly 200 women for protesting against Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Minister Ram Lal Markanda for violating the local quarantine rules early in June. On June 9, hundreds of representatives of Mahila Mandals apart from some youth and other residents from Spiti carried out an agitation to protest the violation of the ongoing self-imposed lockdown in the region amidst apprehensions of the spread of Corona pandemic in the region. The women had gathered at the gate in Kaza and did not allow Markanda and his convey of over a dozen of vehicles to enter district without following community rule regarding mandatory quarantine. They wanted Markanda to follow the rule like everyone else. Markanda did not agreed to it and had to return to Shimla following this demonstration. However, instead of respecting the decision of the locals, now he is after protestors. The ego of the haughty minister seems to be so big that the police was made to book a woman in almost every family in Kaza. He forgot that he is supposed to respect the mandate of the people who had elected him. Instead, as alleged by the women, he wants a written apology. Read More: https://himachalwatcher.com/?p=47271