BJP on Wednesday alleged that Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat-led mafia was trying to grab a Sikh-related religious institution at Haridwar worth several hundred crores and demanded a CBI probe yo “expose people behind it”.
Addressing a Press conference here, BJP leader and former Union Minister Sat Pal Maharaj charged the Chief Minister with raking in money with the help of his close advisors, saying all big mafias were close to him.
Maharaj, who crossed over to the BJP during lok Sabha polls, named Ranjit Rawat “the biggest liquor, mining and land mafia” and the closest advisor of the State Chief Minister.
He said the Chief Minister-sponsored mafia was now trying to grab religious lands and cited the example of 'Nirmal Virakt Kutia' belonging to Sikh religious community, where he alleged that the mafia was trying to grab land worth several hundred
crore.
“A case has been registered in Ranipur thana “, the BJP leader said and demanded a CBI investigation to bring true facts in the case to light.
Former BJP Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said his party's 'Pardafaash (total expose) Yatra' was a success and claimed that the BJP would win 2017 Assembly Polls in the State.
Asked whether more from the Congress were waiting to join the BJP, Pokhriyal said there was “a kind of stampede in the Congress and nothing much is left of it”.
As to who would be the Chief Ministerial candidate, he said BJP Parliamentary Board would decide the
issue.