Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi has given his approval to an ordinance, which was sent by the Bahuguna Cabinet to rescue their Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat, despite opposition complaint regarding violation of office of profit category.
With this ordinance government has cleared five corporations including Uttarakhand Seeds & Tarai Development Council (USTDC), Uttarakhand Purv Sainik Kalyan Nigam limited (UPNl) and other three from the ambit of office of profit.
This would be applicable since inception of Congress lead Uttarakhand government. Now Opposition leader Ajay Bhatt claimed that they will challenge the decision in court once they receive a copy of the ordinance.
leader of Opposition Ajay Bhatt alleged that State Agriculture Minister Rawat still enjoying the posts, which comes under office of profit category. To rescue the minister State Government had brought ordinance bill and now Governor Dr Qureshi has given their approval on the bill.
On what circumstances governor has given his accent will clear once they get a copy of the ordinance. In past state had also demitted from the disqualification under office of profit category but the bill was passed in the vidhan Sabha after having debate on it.
Incumbent Government has passed ordinance only to rescue the Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat.