Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has stressed that despite repeated conspiracies against the State government, the government’s stance of zero tolerance for corruption will continue unaffected. He also averred that the mafia and corrupt elements have been orchestrating conspiracies repeatedly targeting him but will not succeed in diluting his determination in the fight against corruption.

“Various types of conspiracies are being orchestrated. Many conspiracies were hatched during these past three and a half years. The mafia and corrupt elements are uniting and trying to attack us. However, we remain undaunted and our zero tolerance for corruption on the first day remains the same now and will remain so when we complete five years in office. Nobody can move us from this path,” stressed the chief minister.

Referring to former chief minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat, he said, “When the sting operation was conducted against Harish Rawat, the person responsible was then a blackmailer. How come now there is friendship of sorts between you two? Please reveal this mystery instead of keeping it concealed otherwise the public will uncover it,”he added.

The statements of the chief minister come a day after the Supreme Court ordered a stay on the order of the Uttarakhand high court directing an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a petition filed by Umesh Sharma seeking the quashing of an FIR against him for a social media post accusing the chief minister of corruption. It is pertinent to mention here that while the Congress had been demanding the resignation of the chief minister following the HC order, the Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Congress of playing a role in the conspiracy targeting the chief minister.