Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav paid a courtesy visit to Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi at Raj Bhawan in Dehradun on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Governor Qureshi took up several important inter-State issues involving Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh with the CM Yadav.He said that both the States have huge potential in the sector of tourism development and both should work jointly on priority basis.Dr Qureshi also brought up the matter related to distribution of assets between two states as well as redressal of pending issues in course of the meeting. Dr Qureshi expressed hope that the UP Chief Minister would take initiatives to resolve these issues.
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Rajendra Singh Chaudhary and Uttarakhand SP leader Vinod Barthwal were also present on the occasion.In another development, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Azam Khan also called on the Governor Qureshi and requested him to attend a programme as a chief guest at Jauhar University, located at Rampur to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar.The programme is slated for December 10. The Governor is said to have accepted the request.