In one more jolt to the Congress social gathering ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, former Uttarakhand social gathering unit vice president SP Singh ‘Engineer’ on Wednesday joined the BJP alongside along with his supporters in Dehradun. Welcoming them into the social gathering fold, state BJP president Mahendra Bhatt stated as in the remainder of the nation, the folks of the state have additionally made up their minds on making Narendra Modi the Prime Minister for a 3rd time with report votes.
The large turnout on the Prime Minister’s rally in Rudrapur on Tuesday signifies the temper of the folks, he stated. Bhatt additionally requested Singh and his supporters to instantly be part of the election marketing campaign.
After formally becoming a member of the social gathering, Singh stated everyone seems to be coming to the BJP after being impressed by the works of Prime Minister Modi and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. “How could we sit on the outside when the country and the state are moving rapidly on the path of progress,” he stated.
Uttarakhand PCC basic secretary resigns
Earlier on Tuesday, PCC basic secretary and Seva Dal’s state chief Rajesh Rastogi resigned from all posts, alleging dynastic politics is “finishing” the social gathering. Rastogi, an advocate and a grassroots chief, additionally lashed out at former chief minister Harish Rawat for “getting” a ticket for his son from Haridwar Lok Sabha seat.
In his resignation letter despatched to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, PCC president Karan Mahara and social gathering in-charge for Uttarakhand Kumari Selja, Rastogi stated the “growing dominance of dynastic politics is finishing the party”.
Accusing the Congress leaders of Uttarakhand of selling factionalism and promoting tickets, he stated if these usually are not managed then Congress will be unable to take a seat even within the opposition. “Congress party may have cancelled my ticket from Laksar assembly constituency in 2022, but I still stood firmly with the party,” he stated.
He stated Harish Rawat acquired a ticket for his son from Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency whereas the requests of senior leaders who wished to contest from there have been ignored. “Many other big Congress leaders, upset with Harish Rawat’s promotion of dynastic politics in Haridwar seat, may resign from the Congress party within a day or two,” he claimed. The state Congress has seen an exodus in current months with sitting legislator from Badrinath Rajendra Singh Bhandari and lots of former MLAs leaving the social gathering.
(With PTI inputs)
