Seeking to put on a brave face in the wake of snowballing controversy over Uttara Bahuguna’ suspension, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said that there might be a conspiracy angle in the episode. The saffron State brass is citing a post on Facebook wall of the teacher posted on June 27, a day ahead of the incident, to buttress the point.
The media in- charge of the party, Devendra Bhasin claimed that it was not the first time that action was taken against the teacher for prolonged absenteeism.“ Uttara Bahuguna was handed over a notice of service termination during the Congress regime on September 24, 2016,” he said.
Dubbing the Congress stir over the issue unfortunate, he said that the opposition party’s posturing manifests its desperation for relevance. “They are now on the defensive as the State Government is relentlessly acting to free the state of corruption. They know the public support is with the BJP Government,” he said.
Seeking to make light of the current row, he said that the matter is purely an administrative one and nothing to do with disrespect shown to a woman as the critics are trying to make it out. “Over 50 other women attended the Janata Darbar programme of CM on the day and all of them were satisfied with the response they received there. The incident happened as the lady teacher abused the Chief Minister,” he said.