After lambasting the Congress-led State over for its callous approach for not redressing the grievances of those villagers, who faced the brunt of natural calamities, BJP State Chief Tirath Singh Rawat has alleged that the State Government has completely failed to disseminate compensation to disaster hit victims of the State.
After terming BJP prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s rally was a giant success, Rawat said that Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna announced to hold massive rally after Modi’s rally witnessed huge gathering of villagers, who gathered across the State. While addressing the mediapersons in a press conference held at State party office in Dehradun on Tuesday, BJP State Chief Tirath
Singh Rawat has alleged that the Congress-led State Government has completely failed on all fronts for redressing the grievances of displaced villagers. He said that those villagers who faced the brunt of the natural calamities in the month of June are still struggling for potable water, round the clock electricity, medical and health facilities etc.
According to him, roads and routes that lead to the disaster hit areas of the state are still in worrisome condition and the State Government is yet to take effective steps for repairing the damaged roads in the disaster hit areas of the State. Rawat said that former chief ministers of Uttarakhand which include Maj Gen (Retd) BC Khanduri, BS Koshyari and Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and other veteran party leaders also visited disaster hit areas of Uttarakhand and also witnessed gruesome condition in the higher parts of the State.
Speaking on the occasion, Ajay Bhatt, leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha, Ajay Bhatt said that those residents who are living in village Devlibhani and adjoining villages in Rudraprayag district are still struggling for compensation. Bhatt also alleged that similar kind of plight is being shared by those petty traders and villagers who are living between Sonprayag and Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.
Bhatt also alleged that the State Government is yet to spend funds on displaced villages for rehabilitation.“Dozens of villages at Bhatwadi, Chadethi, Daedsari in Uttarkashi, Seami, Chandapuri, Vijaynagar, Silli, Tilwada, Sumadi, Gaurikund, Sonprayag in Rudraprayag, Tharali in Chamoli, Darma, Chaundas and around two dozen villages in Pithoragarh are yet to be rehabiliate by the State Government,” averred Bhatt, adding that displaced villagers are also facing the brunt of shortage of food grains especially in the disaster hit areas of Uttarakhand. Bhatt also demanded from the State Government to issue white paper on disaster.
later, State convener for Modi rally, Harbans Kapoor expressed his gratitude to party leaders and party activists for turning Modi’s rally giant success. State spokesman Prakash Suman Dhyani and Umesh Agarwal were also present.