Coming down heavily on the Governor’s speech that enlisted the State Government’s achievements in several fields, the leader of the Opposition and State BJP president, Ajay Bhatt dismissed it as a bunch of lies. He said the ground reality is diametrically reverse of the rosy picture enshrined in the Governor’s speech. “The speech has called the bluff of waht Chief Minister Harish Rawat has been rolling out. He stands exposed,” Bhatt said.
Taking a dig at the State government for Gairsain- being projected as the State capital-remaining conspicuous by its absence in the Governor’s speech, he said it meant that all the speeches by the leaders of the ruling party supporting the emotive demand of Gairsain being made the State capital amount to cheap blusters. “They have not cared to introduce even a single word on Gairsain,” Bhatt said.
“The whole of the government encamped during the Cabinet meeting held there. Foundation stone was laid for the new Assembly building. Two Assembly sessions were held there, the first in June 2014 and the latter in November 2015, with much fanfare. But the end-result is a big zero. The government has been indulging in double dealing to deceive the people,” he said.
Bhatt further said that during the November Assembly session-2015, they had asked the treasury bench to clear their stance on the issue. “They kept mum. A large sum has been spent to build it as the future capital of the State. But that they have not included a word on it in the speech stands testimony to the fact that they are playing with the sentiments of the people,” he said.
Tearing further into the ruling party, Bhatt said the State government has sought to appropriate credit for projects sanctioned around four to five years ago. “This reveals the low the ruling party has stooped to win cheap applause,” the BJP leader said.