Uttarakhand CM takes holy dip in Ganga

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank took a holy dip in the Ganga here on the occasion of ‘Mauni Amavasya’ during the Maha Kumbh mela. Nishank along with his wife Kusumkanta reached Har-Ki-Pauri, the main bathing ghat, at around 0400 hrs this morning and took a dip in the river as an ordinary man. When security personnel noticed him, they rush to provide him protection but he refused saying he had come as an ordinary pilgrim. Earlier, Nishank reached here in a private vehicle without any security.