Rudrapur: Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya targets BJP government over Ankita Bhandari case, crimes against women and corruption allegations, seeks high-level probe into ₹210 crore allegations against cabinet minister Rekha Arya

Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand assembly Yashpal Arya held a press conference at a hotel on Rampur Road in Rudrapur on Friday and targeted the BJP government over women's safety and corruption. According to Hindustan, he alleged that crimes against women have risen steadily under BJP rule and that the state recorded the highest number of such cases in the past five years. He said Ankita Bhandari's family has been seeking justice continuously and had to sit on a dharna at Rajghat in Delhi. According to Dainik Bhaskar, Arya alleged that the government is pushing the 23-year-old Jainy case to divert attention from her case. Citing allegations by cabinet minister Rekha Arya's husband of ₹210 crore of corruption against her over the past ten years, he demanded a high-level probe from the chief minister and said no action is being taken despite such serious allegations. Congress district president Himanshu Gaba, metropolitan president Mamta Rani and former MLA Rajkumar Thukral were present at the press conference. The government's or the BJP's side is not in these reports.