Dehradun: Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat has responded to the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, calling it a “big lie”.
Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday resigned from the post citing constitutional compulsion as bypolls could not be held in the state due to COVID-19.
“What can be a bigger lie than this that the by-elections in Uttarakhand cannot be held due to COVID and the Chief Minister is resigning due to constitutional compulsion. The reality is that the by-elections have already been held in the same COVID period. The by-elections have been done. an assembly constituency in Uttarakhand). The chief minister could have contested elections from there as well,” Harish Rawat replied to the development.
“He could have contested from there if others had resigned from elsewhere. But in the absence of full knowledge of the law, another chief minister would be imposed on the state. In five years, the BJP would have given three chiefs,” he said. Minister of Uttarakhand,” the former chief minister said.
He further said that “the reason for not taking a decision on the question of contesting elections is ridiculous, he (Tirath Rawat) has become a joke. People are saying that when our Chief Minister does not have (necessary) knowledge that when he should reach the Assembly. There is a need to contest elections, so what welfare can such a person do for us!”.
Tirath Singh Rawat resigned from the post of Chief Minister on Friday.
He said, “I have submitted my resignation to the governor. In view of the constitutional crisis, I felt it was right for me to resign. I am grateful to the central leadership and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving me every opportunity till now.” ” Giving reason.
Hours after Tirath Singh addressed a press conference, he submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya.
“Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat submitted his resignation from the post of Chief Minister at Raj Bhavan,” Maurya confirmed.
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to preside over the assembly meeting at 3 pm to elect the next chief minister. On reaching the Bijapur guest house, he said, “We will consult the MLAs and take a call (on the CM) accordingly.”
Barely four months after Tirath Rawat took over as chief minister, another sudden political turmoil is brewing in Uttarakhand, who replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat, who was ruled by the BJP government in the state before completing 4 years. Had to resign.
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