Archive · 6 Nov 2025
BJP MLA Admits Threatening Former Minister Over Uttarakhand Formation
A politician named Kishor Upadhyay, who is part of the BJP party in Uttarakhand, said something surprising in the state's assembly.
He said that a long time ago, in the 1970s, he was very passionate about getting a new state called Uttarakhand.
He was part of a group that went to talk to a government minister named Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna.
Mr. Upadhyay admits that he was young and made a strong, scary statement.
He told the minister that if Uttarakhand wasn't created, he would put poison from uranium into the holy Ganga river in Haridwar, which would harm everyone.
He said this to try and convince the minister to help form the new state.
He was sharing this story while talking about the history and future of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand BJP MLA Kishor Upadhyay admitted to threatening former Union minister Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna in the 1970s.
The threat involved sprinkling uranium in the River Ganga if a separate Uttarakhand state was not formed.
Upadhyay made the statement during a special session of the state assembly on Tuesday.
He was part of a delegation that met Bahuguna in Delhi to demand the creation of Uttarakhand.
Upadhyay, a former Uttarakhand state Congress president, also reflected on Bahuguna not becoming Prime Minister.
- Who
- Uttarakhand BJP MLA Kishor Upadhyay
- What
- Admitted to threatening late former Union petroleum minister Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
- When
- Speaking in the state assembly on Tuesday, referring to events in the 1970s
- Where
- Uttarakhand State Assembly
- Why
- To demand the formation of a separate Uttarakhand state
- MLA
- Kishor Upadhyay (BJP)
- Former Minister
- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (Former Union Petroleum Minister)
- Alleged Threat Year
- 1970s
- Threat Detail
- Sprinkle uranium in River Ganga if Uttarakhand was not formed
- Location of Threat
- Delhi
- Context of Statement
- Uttarakhand State Assembly Session