So, while the state government is offering assistance to pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand, it has meticulously avoided highlighting the contributions of one of its own ministers who has been camping there for the past five days.

Suresh Dhas, sworn in as minister of state for relief and rehabilitation on June 11, rushed to Uttarakhand on June 20 to provide help to pilgrims from Maharashtra and has been staying in Dehradun since then. But the Democratic Front government here, headed by Congress CM Prithviraj Chavan, has been glossing over his role.