Bobby Panwar, 27, an area chief in Uttarakhand, has emerged as a key face within the ongoing protest towards the leakage of paper that put the BJP authorities, which led Pushkar Singhhami, on the dock.
Panwar, the president of Swabiman Morcha and former head of Belozgar Sang in Uttarakhand, is a well-recognized face within the state and isn’t seen with out the standard hat he sports activities.
Panwar was on the coronary heart of its heart on Sunday when hundreds of individuals met on the streets of Dehradun following reviews of suspected leaks in the course of the recruitment exams of the Uttarakhand Subservice Choice Committee, the second mass agitation within the metropolis within the final three years.
He was additionally an necessary face within the demonstrations on a paper leak two years in the past in the course of the 2021 Uttarakhand Decrease Providers Choice Committee examination.
On Thursday, protesters flocked to the parade grounds in Dehradun, and Pawar led with a slogan: “Paper Cho, Gadichodo (paper thief, quitting chair).” Dhami is known as a paper leak known as “Nakal (Threating) Jihad.” Two of the accused have been arrested within the incident.
Born into an agricultural household, he belongs to the Rakmandal of Chakrata Tesil in Dehradun, and Panwar joined the unemployed organisation Belozgar Sang in 2018. In February 2023, he was jailed for demonstrating towards a 2021 paper leak.
He additionally claimed bid manipulation within the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana undertaking and alleged fraud in recruitment at Uttarakhand Energy Company Restricted and Jal Vidhi Nigam Restricted in Uttarakhand.
Panwar attributes his foray into his 12 months as a job seeker on the teaching centre. “The federal government has been compelled to play video games with younger folks like me and confront these scams. We’ve got confronted Lathicharge, a number of instances, fixed stress, however these struggles have been formed by me,” he mentioned in an interview.
He was sharply essential of each the BJP and the Congress in governance for watching the essence of Uttarakhandiyat or Uttarakhand.
“Individuals have uttarakhandiyats on their tongues, however they have been fascinated about their hearts,” Panwar as soon as mentioned on the podcast.
In 2024, he fought as an impartial within the Lok Sabha ballot. He was in third place with a 1.6 rak vote, simply behind the parliamentary candidate 1.9 raks. This efficiency established him as a severe candidate in state politics.
The next 12 months, Panwar left Belozgar Solar to hitch Swabiman Morcha, an explicitly political platform alongside Dimli.
Swabhiman Morcha just isn’t a political get together, however Panwar describes it as a platform for placing stress on political points.
“It is not a celebration, however the job is political,” he mentioned.
His stance distances him from the UKD, a lonely regional get together within the state that many imagine Uttarakhand has misplaced its connection after it was carved from Uttar Pradesh. Whereas UKD supported Teri’s candidacy in 2024, Panwar supported Tribhuvan Chauhan because the UKD candidate at Kedarnath Baipols in 2025. This created a rift between the UKD and the rising group.
Panwar additionally seeks controversy within the face of a number of police instances. In 2023 he was accused of intimidating authorities officers within the tribal welfare division. In 2024 he was booked to be allegedly destroyed the teaching heart. Later that 12 months he clashed with the then vitality secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram of the secretariat. Based mostly on Sundaram’s complaints, Dehradun police have registered an FIR towards Panwar and two of their friends, registering it on suspicion of threats and misconduct with cops. Panwar refused to file accusations and mentioned the encounter was nothing greater than a fierce argument.
When Panwar was booked within the Sundaram incident, the Congress gathered briefly behind him in protest. Nevertheless, his assist for Chauhan at Kedarnath Bypoll in 2025 was politically pricey. BJP’s Asha Nautiyal defeated Congress’ Manoj Rawat with 5,622 votes within the seat, whereas Chauhan voted 9,311 votes.
Since then, Congress leaders have checked out Panwar with suspicion. Senior Vice President Surya Kant Dasmana mentioned it’s unlikely that folks within the state will belief the fronts of different areas.
“Politics just isn’t constructed on the spontaneity or motion that emerges from the second. It requires a transparent ideology and Panwar has none. Since 1947, residents of Uttarakhand have been united with the nationwide get together.
