With an intention to rescue Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat, who may lose his Vidhan Sabha membership because he occupies the post of chairman of Uttarakhand Seeds & Terai Development Corporation (USTDC), categorised as an office of profit, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has sent ordinance to the Rajbhawan on Thursday.
Sources said that the ordinance was signed by seven Cabinet ministers.
By doing this, the State has created embarrassment for the State Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi because if he signs the ordinance then he would elicit disdain for his office and be termed a Congress party agent only or if he refuses then he would set a benchmark for others. legal experts believe that Governor may ask state to get the bill passed in Vidhan Sabha because he has already received complaint twice from BJP regarding violation of office of profit category by the Cabinet Minister.