Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Kishore Upadhyay alleged on Friday that after failing to topple the democratically elected Congress Government in the State using money and muscle power, the Opposition BJP is now out to vitiate the social environment of the State.
“They will continue to do so till the assembly election is over. This is because they want to grab power by hook or by crook. They have scant respect in democracy. If they had, they would have refrained from precipitating political crisis and have waited for the fresh election. The crisis they triggered has landed the State in such a sorry plight that the State would have no money to meet the non-plan expenses after July,” he said.
He said that the people are eager to know whether BJP national president Amit Shah is coming to Haridwar to atone for the sins they had committed by attempting to dislodge the Harish Rawat Government through foul means.
“Between March 18, when political crisis had gripped the state and March 27-the day the President’s rule was imposed-12 Central Cabinet Ministers visited to Uttarakhand. But not a single Minister made any statement bearing on the interest of the State. Instead of helping the State, they rubbed salt in the wounds of the State,” the State Congress chief said.
Alleging that the NDA Government has been meting out step-brotherly treatment to the State, he said the budget being dumped was an instance of this.
“Would Amit shah please disclose what the status of uttarakhand’s budget is IJ” he asked.
He said that tourist season peaking, the State needs money for the maintenance of the existing infrastructure.
“The State is bound to help the people, including the pilgrims, in case of disaster. But the stark reality is that the state is not in position to meet the exigency. They are intentionally keeping the state budget hang fire. Despite repeated request from the state Chief Minister, they are sitting on it. Amit Shah should first meet the Prime Minister to inform him of the crisis the state has been passing through before visiting Haridwar,” Upadhyay said.
Expressing concern over a newly inducted BJP leader releasing a statement at a party meeting, saying that they would repeat Dadari in Uttarakhand, the state Congress chief that his party would not allow such things. “We would hit the ground in full force if BJP ventures to implement its diabolical plan,” he said.