Monday, 02 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Alleging that the Congress had always stood together with those who speak against the nation, the Bharatiya Janata Party state president Madan Kaushik said that comparing an elected government to the British imperialists further shows the petty mentality of the Congress. Kaushik said this in response to the call given by the Congress state election campaign committee head Harish Rawat and PCC president Ganesh Godiyal on the lines of the Quit India Movement.
He said that the Congress had a history of opposing, be it seeking proof of surgical strikes by the armed forces, speaking the language of opponents on the China border or opposing the Covid vaccine. The Congress has become habituated to standing with those opposing the nation and speaking in their language. Kaushik said, “Comparing an elected government to the British only shows the mentality of the Congress. Ideological differences and disagreements in a democracy are separate subjects. It is one’s right to be in disagreement with someone but it is not proper to stand against the public and speak against the public. An elected government is formed by the verdict of the citizens. The people of Uttarakhand gave 57 Assembly seats to the BJP so making a comparison with the British only shows the petty mentality of the Congress. The Congress does not have the right to insult the verdict given by the people,” said the BJP state president.
He went on to state that the Congress is playing politics over land laws in the state of Uttarakhand. Kaushik cited actions of past governments of the Congress and BJP to state that the Congress has nothing to do with the interests of the state and its people. He recalled that as soon as the BJP government was first elected to form its government in Uttarakhand, the then chief minister BC Khanduri had made changes to the land laws under the Congress government of ND Tiwari. The strong land law introduced by the Khanduri government was being opposed by the Congress at that time. He said, “The BJP has been sensitive on this issue from the start. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced that the state government has decided to form a committee under the chief secretary to bring a strong land law in the state. The CM is serious about the land law and has said that the government will take a decision in the interests of the state.”
Stating that the government is working seriously on it while the Congress is simply looking to turn it into a political issue, Kaushik said that Congress is raising this issue to conceal its own failures and will not gain anything from this. He claimed that the BJP had brought development back on track in the state and that the public will not forget the misgovernance of the Congress.
