Hectic parleys continued on Saturday in the Congress to end the standoff between Congress MlA Champion and Cabinet Minister Surendra Rakesh.Sources said that Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna was in Delhi for a meeting with State Congress in-charge Amika Soni on Saturday.
In the meeting, Soni expressed her displeasure over situation, Soni categorically instructed the Chief Minister to end the deadlock amicably.Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat has been assigned to find an amicable solution to end the crisis.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also held meeting with Education Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani, a member of Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), on Saturday.
Meanwhile MlA Champion PRO visited State Congress head office and collected the show-cause notice. He claimed that the MlA did not receive any notice from party so far. Sources said that MlA Champion was asked to avoid making statement in media.
A leader in Union Minister for Water Resources Harish Rawat faction said on condition of anonymity that initially MlA Champion was groomed to make statement against the Cabinet Minister Harish Rawat and when he started maligning the image of Chief Minister by making “Razia fasi gundo ke beech” then Congress Disciplinary Committee served notice to him. It has exposed double standard nature of the Congress, he added. He also said that the Chief Minister is in very tricky situation. If the State Government removes Champion from Chairman of State Forest Development Corporation then he would become more vocal than now and if the State Congress budges under his pressure, the MlA will bolster his courage and continue his tirade, the leader added.
On other side, BJP leaders are closely watching the development as PDF October 17 deadline drew near as the Government will survive if the PDF, having seven MlAs, withdraws support.