The tragic police firing on peaceful activists agitating for a separate hill state at Rampur-Tiraha in Muzaffarnagar (then part of Uttar Pradesh) while en route to Delhi occurred on which fateful date, becoming a rallying point for the Uttarakhand statehood movement?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Rampur-Tiraha firing incident took place on the intervening night of October 1 and 2, 1994, when state police opened fire on unarmed Uttarakhand statehood activists heading toward Delhi to stage a peaceful demonstration, resulting in deaths and atrocities. September 1 is observed annually as Khatima Martyrs Day. November 9, 2000, marks the actual formation day of the state of Uttarakhand. The outrage over the Rampur-Tiraha event intensified the statewide struggle, ultimately compelling legislative action for state creation.