The violent situation disrupted in Haldwani Uttarakhand a few days ago is quite relieved now and is under control. The violence in Haldwani occurred on 8 February 2024 when the government demolished an illegal madrasa. The death toll in Haldwani reached 6 while more than 100 people were injured including locals and police personnel.
A few weeks later, the violence is ending as the curfew ordered in the affected areas is relieved but the night curfew is still in process from 8 pm to 6 am. Also, the Haldwani Police is still monitoring the situation, and in the whole situation, many officials along with DM Vandana Singh of Nainital have handled the situation very well.
The communal violence in Haldwani came to an end but the war on social media about the incident is still going on and Nainital’s DM Vandana Singh is making headlines. Now people have come up on social media and are criticizing the actions taken by Vandana Singh.
DM Vandana Singh’s Remark Over Islamists
On Saturday, 17 February 2024, DM Vandana Singh met all stakeholders and told them to avoid provocative statements like boycotting communities as it will affect the atmosphere in the backdrop of violence that took place on 8 February 2024. DM further said that such provocative statements would only harm the peace of Haldwani which should be swiftly curbed.
DM Vandana Singh also said that the motive behind the meeting with all sections of society was to ensure to maintenance of law and order to which everyone has agreed and has taken responsibility for it. Other than that Singh said that only the night curfew would continue while there is no restriction during the day. Amid that, the social media is filled with posts about DM Vandana Singh.
The DM Vandana Singh is all over social media as people are criticizing the steps taken by her. Also, a hashtag arrest Vandana Singh is also trending on X while people claimed that the violence by local Islamists is said to be because of Vandana Singh as she ordered the demolition of a 20-year-old madrasa. However, people have also come in support of Vandana Singh and are appreciating her efforts.
Who is DM Vandana Singh?
DM Vandana Singh is a resident of Nasrullgarh, Haryana, and was born on 4 April 1989 and is 33 years old. Vandana was born in an orthodox society but her father Mahipal Singh Chauhan believed in girls’ education and sent her to Gurukul Kanya Bhiwani, Hyderabad where she studied Sanskrit honors.
Also, Vandana Singh did an LLB from B.R. Ambedkar University of Agra. Vandana also cleared her UPSC exam in the first attempt at the age of 24. Singh acquired 8th rank in her first attempt and was then appointed as the Chief Development Officer of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand ass he was the first woman CDO of the district.
Vandana Singh was then appointed as the DM of Rudraparyag in 2020 and then in 2021, Singh was appointed as the DM of Almora. Since, May 2023, Vandana Singh has been serving as the DM of Nainital. According to some reports, DM Vandana Singh has served as the brand ambassador of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign between 2017 and 2020.
Twitter is divided into two parts, some demand the arrest of Vandana Singh while some support her work:
After the trend of #ArrestVandanaSingh, supports trend #ISupportVandanaSingh