Harish Rawat terms SC verdict on Arunachal as historic

Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said the apex court's judgements first on Uttarakhand and then on Arunchal will go a long way in protecting constitutional norms in the country.

"The judgement is historic. It is a triumph of democracy and the constitution.

"The apex court's judgements first on Uttarakhand and then on Arunchal will go a long way in protecting constitutional norms in the country," Rawat said in an official release here.

President's rule imposed in Uttarakhand on March 27 following a political crisis which was lifted and Harish Rawats government reinstated after about a month and a half following the intervention of the Supreme Court.