SC-appointed committee meet on Char Dharma road project, chairperson calls it ‘unauthorised’

A meeting of Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee (HPC) on Char Dharma road project was held in Dehradun Saturday without its chairperson Ravi Chopra. Chopra skipped the meeting calling it “unauthorised” and an attempt to undermine the autonomy of the HPC. He said the meeting was not called on his directive.

Chopra said the meeting was called by member secretary Ravinath Raman of the committee on the directive of Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand Om Prakash who is not member of the committee. Speaking to The Sunday Express, Chopra said that member secretary had told him that he has been asked by the Chief Secretary to call a meeting.