Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, who replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat barely four months ago, resigned late Friday night. But what is the reason for this surprising move? If sources are to be believed, the internal surveys conducted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming elections were not “encouraging”.
Rawat’s resignation came a day later Colonel (retd) Ajay KothiyalHe, who helped rebuild Kedarnath after the 2013 floods, announced to contest the Uttarakhand by-election against the CM on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket.
Rawat, currently the Lok Sabha MP from Pauri, took over as the Chief Minister on March 10, 2021. As a constitutional obligation, he was to be elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly until 10 September to remain in his office. At present, two assembly seats in the state, Gangotri and Haldwani, are vacant, where by-elections are due. Election commission In view of the situation of Coronavirus in the country, the date of the election had to be fixed.
what next? Who will become CM?
according to a report from india todayBJP has asked Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to visit Dehradun on Saturday as an observer. The party high command has also called a meeting of party MLAs at the BJP headquarters in Dehradun at 3 pm.
This political drama is also a matter of embarrassment for the central leadership, which is trying its best to fix the leadership matters in the state.
Some names are going on for the post of Chief Minister. These include State Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, former BJP state president Banshidhar Bhagat, Irrigation Minister Satpal Maharaj and Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat. Last time when Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned, Dhan Singh Rawat was also among the top contenders.
The sound of the ongoing crisis in Uttarakhand
According to a report in IndiaThe resignation of CM Tirath Rawat, who held this post for 115 days, has come after three days and two meetings. The report said that top BJP leaders have been laughing in Delhi for the last three days. Rawat met BJP national president JP Nadda twice within three days. He quoted sources as saying that during these meetings, Rawat had agreed to step down as the chief minister.
The report said that after meeting Nadda late Friday evening, he went to Dehradun and submitted his resignation to the governor. Earlier, Rawat had said after meeting the BJP President that he had discussed with the central leadership regarding the upcoming elections and the development of the state.
Regarding the by-election, the Chief Minister had said that it is for the Election Commission to decide when to hold the elections. He said that he would work as per the directions of the top leadership.
The report further said that the meeting with Rawat at Nadda’s residence for about half an hour took place on Friday at a time when there was already a lot of speculation about the CM’s future. Earlier on Wednesday, Rawat had met BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah. He was to come back on Thursday, but he canceled his trip. After this, he once again met Nadda on Friday.
Tirath Singh Rawat and controversy
• On March 14, Rawat compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lord Rama and Krishna at an event in Haridwar. He further said that world leaders are standing in queue for their turn to be photographed with Modi.
“It is because of Modi ji… I often say that Ram and Krishna were in Dwapar and Treta Yuga and Ram also worked for the society so he was praised as a God. Will praise Narendra Modi in the same way because Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing such work in the country.
• Two days later, in a workshop organized by the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Rawat said that women’s clothing ripped jeans Send wrong message to society and children.
• In Nainital on March 21, Rawat said that people with fewer “units (family members)” had received less government ration during the Covid-19 lockdown than those who created “jealousy” . It was his fault for not breeding enough.
• While other states were exploring containment measures following a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases, CM Rawat insisted that the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar should be “open to all”.
History of short-lived CM
In a short history of 20 years, when Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh, 11 Chief Ministers took oath. Interestingly, only Narayan Dutt Tiwari has been able to complete a five-year term as CM. No other chief minister has completed his term. Harish Rawat has taken oath at most three times.
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