The Congress has claimed that the party’s ‘loktantra Bachao, Uttarakhand Bachao’ campaign in constituencies of the nine turncoat MlAs is eliciting support of the people who are blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party for imposition of President’s rule and the state of political uncertainty in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay said this while the addressing the media here on Monday.
Speaking at the Press conference, the PCC chief alleged, “With its anti-democratic anti-Uttarakhand character, the BJP with the help of some turncoats orchestrated the actions which then led to imposition of the president’s rule in Uttarakhand. The image of the State has also taken a beating following the president rule imposition and other related political developments in the State. The erstwhile Congress-led State Government was committed to ensuring the development of Uttarakhand and welfare of its people but prime minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders orchestrated the downfall of this elected government in an unconstitutional manner,” alleged Upadhyay.
The PCC chief further said that during the loktantra Bachao Uttarakhand Bachao Yatra undertaken by former chief minister Harish Rawat and the PCC chief in constituencies of the nine turncoat MlAs to expose the BJP has been eliciting considerable response from the public. The local residents have come out in support of the Congress which has given strength to the party’s stance, he averred.
He said that party members who held the loktantra Bachao Uttarakhand Bachao Yatra and torch rallies at more than 500 places across the State of Uttarakhand on April 10. These protesting party workers will reach the Congress State office in Dehradun on April 18. Various programmes wer held in more than 250 places across the State as part of the demonstration by Congress workers against the actions of the BJP.
Upadhyay said, “I will be present on April 15 in the native village of the late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna- Bughani on April 15 to attend the protest rally to be held on the occasion.”
“Meanwhile, the former Chief Minister Harish Rawat will be participating in the march to be held at Maletha, the birthplace of legendary Madho Singh Bhandari on the day. Similarly party MlA Rajendra Bhandari will be at the birthplace of Chipko Movement leader Gaura Devi, MlA lalit Pharswan will be at the birthplace of Sumitranandan Pant while Kotdwar MlA Surendra Singh Negi will participate in the loktantra Bachao Uttarakhand Bachao rally to be held in the birthplace of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali,” he said.