Taking umbrage at statements being made by ex-office bearers of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee and party leaders contradicting the party line, the PCC chief Kishore Upadhyaya has clarified that the PCC executive was automatically dissolved on his being made the PCC chief. In case of any complaints, the party leaders should raise the issue with the Uttarakhand PCC or the Congress high command in stead of making statements in the media that stoke controversy.
It is pertinent to mention here that on Wednesday the Uttarakhand Rajya Nirman Andolankari Samman Parishad vice chairman and ex-PCC spokesman Dhirendra Pratap had said in the media that Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi should resign from his post. Earlier, Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat had opposed the cabinet decision of putting a cap on foreign tours by cabinet ministers and bureaucrats while MlA Subodh Uniyal had also made a statement in the media that had elicited focus on differences within the Congress in Uttarakhand.
State Congress chief coordinator Jot Singh Bisht said that according to the PCC chief, statements made in the media by various senior party leaders and office bearers of the previous PCC executive are not only contradicting each other but are also against the approved policy of the party.
“Taking cognisance of this, the PCC chief has asked all party leaders and former office bearers to keep in mind before making a statement in the media whether their statement is in line with the party’s stance and in the interests of the party. If there is any doubt they should discuss it with their seniors or the party leadership before issuing a statement,” said Bisht. He further informed that since Upadhyaya’s was made the PCC chief, the new PCC executive has not been formed yet. Coordinators have been appointed as an interim arrangement. Journalists have been requested to confirm whether any party leader making statements is holding the post concerned while television news channels have been requested to seek approval from the State Congress head office before inviting anyone to represent the party in live shows or debates.