Satpal opts out of lS poll race
This announcement came on a day when sweets were distributed at the Congress party head office in Dehradun to mark completion of two years of the Congress-led State Government in power.
Maharaj has stated that Chief Minister Harish Rawat had recently assured the Congress high command that he (Rawat) would ensure the party’s victory from three of the five Parliamentary seats — Almora, Nainital and Haridwar, in the coming elections.
Citing this as a sign of continued apathy towards Garhwal and Tehri lok Sabha seats and adding that party workers have been disrespected, the sitting MP from Garhwal has decided to abstain from contesting the election.
Meanwhile, the Congress central election committee met in New Delhi on Thursday morning and the list of candidates for the Parliamentary seats in Uttarakhand is expected to be released after Holi on
March 17, said party State spokesman Dhirendra Pratap. He said that all efforts will be made to placate Maharaj.