Col (retd) Vijay Rawat, the younger brother of General Bipin Rawat, who recently joined the BJP, said on Sunday that he is not contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Uttarakhand. Colonel Rawat said that he was asked by the party leaders to contest the elections but they did not ask him.
Asked if they insisted on fielding him, he said there was a 99 percent chance he would politely decline. “I am not contesting elections. I am only interested in serving the people of Uttarakhand party.
“My motive behind joining the BJP was to serve the people and not to hold any position or position. During my 34 years in the Army, I was transferred to various places. I did not get a chance to serve the people of my own state. Now that I’m retired I can do that.”
“I don’t want to be tied to any position. I want to serve the people openly.” Colonel Rawat, who lives in Jaipur after retiring five years ago, said that Uttarakhand’s tourism potential is being harnessed to generate employment for locals in their homes and prevent migration from the hills. can be done for.
“With the increasing tendency among people living in urban areas to take vacations and spend holidays in the polluted environment of the mountains, the homestay facilities launched by the state government have a huge potential for employment generation,” he said.
He said that Yoga, Trekking and other adventure sports is another area which has self-employment opportunities for the local people in Uttarakhand. Col Rawat said that CDS Rawat, who was killed in a helicopter crash, was very passionate about serving the people of Uttarakhand from outside politics.
“My elder brother had specific development plans ready for different regions of the state including Almora and Ranikhet,” he said, adding that he does not want to talk much about them as he gets distraught at the thought of his demise. . CDS Rawat and 13 others were killed in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on December 8 last year.
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