The Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party state head Ajay Bhatt of making incorrect statements causing a stir in the State. The Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay strongly condemned such purportedly false statements while addressing the media after his return from a nine-day tour of Garhwal and Kumaon regions.
Earlier in the day, Samajwadi Party State chief general secretary HAM Siddiqui and his supporters formally joined the Congress at a programme attended by Chief Minister Harish Rawat and Cabinet Minister Indira Hridayesh, among others.
Addressing the media at the Congress Bhawan here on Tuesday, Upadhyay opined that the BJP had no issues left to raise due to which its leaders in Uttarakhand were making illogical statements which were creating confusion. He said that Congress workers were enthusiastically preparing for the 2017 Vidhan Sabha election with focus on raising public awareness regarding various beneficial schemes of the State Government.
He said that a plan will also be drafted for consolidated efforts by party workers towards a BJP-free State. By forming the Congress against corruption department, the party organisation will intensify its efforts towards tackling corruption, he said. Earlier, the Samajwadi Party State chief general secretary HAM Siddiqui along with his supporters joined the Congress party at a function held in the Congress Bhawan.
Speaking on the occasion, the PCC chief said that Siddiqui had joined the Congress after being impressed by the works undertaken by chief minister Harish Rawat and the policies of Congress national president Sonia Gandhi. Welcoming Siddiqui and his supporters to the party, Chief Minister Harish Rawat opined that his entry in the Congress will prove beneficial in the coming Vidhan Sabha elections. Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh said that being an experienced politician, Siddiqui’s joining the Congress will strengthen the party’s position in his area. Congress State party co-in-charge Sanjay Kapoor and other party leaders were also present on the occasion.