Saturday, 25 December 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The political storm in Uttarakhand Congress triggered by the tweets of the head of the election campaign committee and former chief minister Harish Rawat passed away on Friday with the intervention of Congress high command. Understanding the feelings of Rawat, the party has made it clear that he would lead the party in the ensuing assembly elections.
After meeting the party high command, Rawat said that he would lead the party in the assembly elections as head of the election campaign committee. However he made it clear that the chief minister candidate would be decided by the party high command after the election. “It has been a tradition in the Congress party that the decision on the legislature party leader is taken by the Congress president. It is her prerogative and we respect it with our hearts,’’ he said.
On the question whether his limbs have been untied now Rawat asserted that he is marching now by singing ‘ Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja Congress Ke Geet Gaye Ja…’.
“I would continue to walk for the Congress party and for Uttarakhandiyat’’, he said.
Rawat was accompanied by the in charge of Uttarakhand Congress Devendra Yadav, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Ganesh Godiyal, the Leader of opposition (LoP) in state assembly Pritam Singh, former speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal, secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Qazi Nizamuddin, deputy leader in state assembly Karan Mahra, senior leader Yashpal Arya and others.
The PCC president Ganesh Godiyal also said that Rawat would lead the party in the assembly elections.
It is learnt that former president of Congress party Rahul Gandhi held a separate meeting with Harish Rawat on Friday in which the veteran leader informed about the problem he is facing while campaigning for the party. The role of the in charge of state unit Devendra Yadav was also discussed in the meeting. The Congress leadership met all the leaders of Uttarakhand and a clear message was conveyed to everyone that they should present a united face to meet the challenge of the BJP in Uttarakhand. It was also decided that Rawat would lead the party in the assembly elections.
Rawat generated a storm on Wednesday with hit tweets in which he mentioned that he is left to swim in a sea full of crocodiles but his limbs are tied by those by the representatives of high command.
