The Mahila Congress Uttarakand president Sarita Arya alleged that the State government is working like a puppet in the hands of the Central Government. Various public interest works are not being executed in the mountain state due to this, she averred.
Expressing her views on governance here on Wednesday, the Mahila Congress state president further alleged that both the Central Government and the State Government are ignoring the interests of the women.
On the one hand the price of cooking gas cylinders and other household items is being raised consistently by the Central Government, the State Government has merged various schemes started by the previous Congress government for the welfare of the women. She further averred that the Ujjwala scheme of the Central Government had completely failed to achieve its intended aim. Further, she said that in order to ensure protection of the rights of the women, the Congress party has formed a lawyers cell.