Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s media advisor Surendra Kumar on Friday appealed to the State BJP president and leader of the Opposition Ajay Bhatt not to spit fire over the works done by the State Government post June 2013 disaster. “This would turn gibberish as the experts’ opinion is unanimous in our favour. I like to ask them what the BJP leaders had done on three days after the disaster struckIJ They were seemingly in a sweet slumber.
later, they started raising hue and cry over the perceived failure of the State Government in reconstructing things,” he said. He further asked the saffron leaders to focus on the disaster- affected areas instead of bickering over petty points. “It is time to concentrate on the relief to be given to the disaster-affected areas. However, State BJP brass is engaged in finding fault with the state government which has plunged headlong into rescue operation the moment the rainfall triggered emergency arose. The rescue and relief team has reached the spots. Many lives have been saved due to the state government remaining alert,” he said.
“NDRF, SDRF and ITBP along with local administration are now busy in the rescue operation. If Bhatt has any suggestion we would welcome it,” CM’s aide said.He also referred to BJP leaders’ critical statement on selection of search committee for lokayukta. “The leader of the Opposition Ajay Bhatt is involved with the search committee. If there is any lacuna he should speak it out. If he has any issue he can write. If the search committee happens to bungle with the matter Bhatt would be squarely responsible for it. Politicising the matter would not absolve him and his party of the blame that might accrue,” Kumar said.