Uttarakhand CM starts tenure with a slap
There couldn't have been a worse beginning for the Congress that looked to give itself an image makeover in Uttarakhand with a change of guard at the top. Union minister for water resources Harish Rawat, who replaced Vijay Bahuguna as the hill state's new CM on Saturday, slapped an over enthusiastic 25-year-old party worker who wouldn't stop shouting "Harish Rawat zindabad".
TV cameras were quick to capture the image of an angry Rawat landing a resounding blow on the young man's face moments after some of his happy-faced supporters gave what they thought was a rousing reception for their new leader.
