#Uttarakhand assembly elections 2017: River and rebellion take centrestage in Gangotri

Before it becomes the Ganga at Devprayag after flowing some 200 km downward from Gangotri, it is the Bhagirathi. And where the river begins, the poll contest playing out involves the environment as well as political rebellion. A veteran RSS swayamsevak and one of the oldest Jan Sangh members in Uttarkashi, Surat Ram Nautiyal, is contesting against BJP.