BJP State Chief Tirath Singh Rawat informed that all four candidates will file their nomination for parliamentary elections in the presence of political heavyweights in their respective constituencies on Thursday.
He also claimed that there is a wave in favour of BJP prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi across the country and party will sweep all the five parliamentary constituency seats of Uttarakhand.
While addressing the media persons in a press conference held at the State party office in Dehradun on Wednesday, Rawat said political heavyweights which include former MP Satpal Maharaj, former BJP State Chief BS Chufal, Bachi Singh Rawat, leader of Opposition in
Vidhan Sabha Ajay Bhatt, former cabinet minister Prakash Pant, Matvar Singh Kandari, National Secretary Trivendra Singh Rawat, former Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harbans Kapoor and MlAs from their respective constituencies will be present during filing of nomination papers on Thursday.
Expressing his concern that the changing the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand just a couple of months before the parliamentary elections is not going to be electorally beneficial for Congress, as the Congress-led State Government has not introduced any beneficiary schemes or projects for rehabilitating those villagers who faced the brunt of 2013 flash floods and further said that the calamity was natural and inevitable but what followed could have been prevented.
According to him, laying foundation stones would not heal the wounds of people of Uttarakhand who are looking for concrete measures to rebuild their shattered lives.
Claiming that BJP will sweep all the five lok Sabha seats in the State, he said the ruling Congress will have to pay a heavy price for its misrule at centre and State well. Accusing the ruling Congress of misusing money and muscle in these elections to tilt the scales in its favour, Rawat said it seems nothing worked for the party and further claimed that the entire nation is under the whirlwind of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
He told that couple of beneficiary schemes and projects would be launched for the upliftment of the weaker sections of the society, if the BJP is voted to power. He also urged from the electors to caste their votes in the favour of the BJP candidates, as the party leaders have vision for pushing the country and State as well on the path of development. later, Rawat also assigned responsibilities to party activists as booth election assistants for five parliamentary seats. Among those who are present were MlA Prem Chand Agarwal, State Spokesperson Umesh Agarwal, Mukesh Mahindra and others.