To apprise the achievements of the State Government and Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Yashpal Arya and Chief Minister Harish Rawat along with Dharampur MlA and Cabinet Minister Dinesh Aggarwal flagged off the Congress padyatra in Dharampur Assembly constituency here on Sunday.
While flagging off the padyatra the Chief Minister said that the reality behind the claims being made by BJP about a wave of support for its PM candidate Narendra Modi, would be seen on the day people go to vote.Rawat also expressed confidence about the Congress retaining its support. Uttarakhand PCC president Yashpal Arya said that this padyatra would help raise public awareness in the area about the achievements of the Congress. MlA and Cabinet Minister Dinesh Aggarwal said that at a time when some people had deserted the Congress, the workers of the party had congregated here to send a strong message about them not being in favour of ‘communal’ forces.
On its first day, the rally began at Chandrabani and concluded with a public gathering at Asharodi. Addressing the gathering, party leaders spoke on the achievements made by Congress and exhorted the party workers to expose the ‘propaganda’ of the BJP. The party leaders further informed the gathering about the steps taken by the Government for the welfare of women and other sections of society.
The Mahila Congress State president Sarojini Kaintura, MlAs Rajkumar, Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’ and other party leaders were also among those present on the occasion. It will be recalled that the Congress is undertaking such padyatras at the block level on the directions of the AICC.