Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended the programme organised on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at the Police Lines in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday paid tribute to braveheart on Police Commemoration Day, calling the police system "the spine of the state's security and prosperity."
To honour the ever lasting memory of these gallant Policemen, who have made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, October 21 every year is observed as 'Commemoration Day' by the Police forces all over India.
The Chief Minister stated that the state government is continously working for the public welfare, and "it is our responsibility to ensure that these efforts reach every household"
Earlier, on September 15, the calamity that struck Majhara and Karligad villages in Dehradun caused severe devastation. Three people were buried under debris in Dehradun's Sahastradhara area.
He began his political career with the Congress, serving in both state and central governments. In 2017, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), marking the final chapter of his long political journey. Tiwari passed away on October 18, 2018, on his 93rd birthday.
In this regard, the Chief Minister has announced the upgradation of the Chaukhutia CHC into a 300-bed Sub-District Hospital (SDH), and the process of issuing the official government order is currently underway at the administrative level.