The Congress-led State Government is mired in corruption due to which, Uttarakhand continues to suffer from the consequences of improper planning and other detrimental facets.The Union minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti said this while addressing the gathering in Joshimath after the arrival of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parivartan Yatra here on Sunday.
The Union Minister appreciated the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demonetise the `500 and `1000 currency notes and taking a dig at some politicians, targeted the Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and the Bahujan Samaj Party head Mayawati regarding the impact of demonetisation on politics.
lambasting the Congress-led State Government, she alleged that the Government was mired in corruption. She said, “The valleys of Uttarakhand are even better than Switzerland but still remains neglected,” said the Union Minister. Stating that the lack of proper planning which is responsible for various woes of the people and State, she said that by ensuring proper balanced planning, the desired level of development would be achieved in the State.
Former Union Minister of State for Railways and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Satpal Maharaj also addressed the gathering on the occasion, targeting the Congress-led State Government. He alleged, “The State Government under Chief Minister Harish Rawat is being run on corrupted policies. When the State Government’s head himself turns into a predator in order to save the State Government and keep it in office, it is time for Parivartan (change),” said Maharaj, while also talking about the sting operation which had exposed blatant purported corruption in the State Government.