Talk of miffed MLAs planning to rebel is plain rumour mongering- Bhandari
The Bharatiya Janata Party state unit has categorically stated that there is no rebellion among its MLAs and that the MLAs are not miffed at the state government. This statement comes at a time when its former State president and current Didihat MLA Bishan Singh Chufal recently met the party’s national president JP Nadda to discuss issues related to the state.
It is pertinent to mention here that some media outlets had reported recently that a number of BJP MLAs led by Chufal were miffed at the chief minister and the state government. It was purported that the disgruntled MLAs had gone to the national capital to complain to Nadda about the CM. However, Chufal has himself rejected the reports, stating that he had talked about the issues pertaining to his constituency with Nadda. He was disappointed with the attitude of the officials and not that of the chief minister, he said. Meanwhile, the BJP state general secretary Rajendra Bhandari also rejected such reports, adding that talk of the MLAs being miffed or rebelling is nothing more than rumour mongering. All is well in the party organisation and the state government, he averred. Bhandari further said that it is the democratic right of the MLAs to meet the party’s central leadership. However, the speculations being spread regarding this in some sections of the media is plain nonsense, he stressed. All the people are working as a team for the progress of Uttarakhand and none of the party’s MLAs is miffed at the state government, he averred.
It is pertinent to mention here that Chufal and some other MLAs of the BJP have stated that the attitude of government officials is questionable. Such an attitude is hampering the execution of developmental works and will affect the chances of the party in the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections, the MLAs had opined.
Friday, 04 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
