The State BJP president Ajay Bhatt has charged former Chief Minister Harish Rawat for engaging in politics on Kedarnath. Terming former CM as one who is against development of Uttarakhand, Bhatt said that Kedarnath is symbol of religious belief for millions of believers worldwide and Rawat in his frustration is engaging in politics on Kedarnath. Former CM Harish Rawat had objected to laser show and other activities in Kedarnath.
The BJP state president said that it is a matter of great pleasure for the people of the state that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of many states are coming to the state to have Darshan of Kedarnath. He said that the way PM Modi is working for development of Kedarnath and construction of all weather road shows his belief in Kedarnath and development of the state. Bhatt claimed that the works undertaken by PM are very important for people of the state as they take the state forward on the path of development. launching a scathing attack on Congress and Harish Rawat, Bhatt said that had they been interested for development of Uttarakhand they would have welcomed the visit of PM. The language used by Rawat and Congress party shows their anti development and Anti Uttarakhand character, he added.
Continuing his diatribe on Rawat, the BJP leader advised him to have introspection on works done during his tenure. He said that the people of the state still remember the large scale corruption in disaster relief works. Bhatt questioned Rawat as to why he brought Rahul Gandhi to Kedarnath. He also blamed Rawat for using funds of disaster relief in holding Kailash Kher show at Kedarnath. Bhatt said that BJP government completed the contractual obligation with Kailash Kher and made the payment to him from different fund other than disaster relief fund. He demanded that Harish Rawat should apologise for his comments and advised that Rawat should not do politics in spiritual journey of Prime Minister.