The Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee has passed a resolution condemning the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre for allegedly misusing the CBI against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for hiding its own failures.
The resolution was passed in a meet chaired by the PCC chief Kishore Upadhyaya and was attended by Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Cabinet Ministers and MlAs of the party. The Congress leaders and party workers also took out a rally from the Congress Bhawan to Gandhi Park to protest against the Central Government.
At the PCC meeting, the members expressed respect for the judiciary and unanimously passed a resolution praising Manmohan Singh’s contribution to national development while averring that his dedication and honesty are beyond question.
The PCC accused the Central Government of conspiring to defame Singh by presenting distorted facts in the court. The PCC resolution condemned the Central Government while expressing support for the previous Prime Minister. The party leaders alleged that the BJP-led Central Government was attempting to hide its own failures by misusing the CBI to frame Singh.
After the meeting, the Congress leaders and members rallied from the Congress Bhawan to the Gandhi Park to register their protest. Speaking to the media at the Gandhi Park, Chief Minister Harish Rawat said, “At a time, when the Central Government was trying to frame the former Prime Minister and ‘spying’ on the party’s vice-president, the Uttarakhand PCC would stand in support of Manmohan Singh and the party.
Apart from the CM and PCC chief, cabinet Minister Dinesh Aggarwal, MlAs — Hira Singh Bisht, Amrita Rawat, Sarita Arya, Manoj Tiwari, Hemesh Kharkwal, lalit Farswan, Sunderlal Manderwal, Vikram Singh Negi and PCC office bearers including chief coordinator Jot Singh Bisht, programme in-charge Rajendra Shah, spokesmen Mathura Datt Joshi and Anshul Shree Kunj were also present on the occasion.