State failed to implement Central schemes: Rajnath

Tribune News Service

Haridwar, December 10

Union Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh today accused Chief Minster Harish Rawat-led Congress government of failure to fully implement the Central government run and aided schemes in the hill state. He addressed a rally at the BD Inter College ground at Bhagwanpur tehsil of the district as part of the Garhwal phase of the Parivartan Yatra.

He said the state government was mired in corruption and was being run by the Chief Minister’s family members and close associates. The government had pushed the state back in terms of development and other related index.

Rajnath, while referring to efforts made by the BJP in the formation of Uttarakhand from erstwhile Uttar Pradesh, said former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had paved the way for the creation of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. However, the other two states were performing quite well in various development aspects.

He urged people to vote for the BJP in the next year Assembly elections. He said this time governments in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh would be thrown out by voters. The BJP would get full majority based on mass development works carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre.

Rajnath assured people of making Uttarakhand an ideal state. He said Uttarakhand is the land of deities but corruption and misrule by the Congress and its allies had marred its coveted status.

Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the Chief Minister was promoting his family members and close associates and furthering their interests.

Haridwar city MLA Madan Kaushik said the Congress had realised that it had lost public support as Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s recent public gatherings in Haridwar witnessed a poor turnout while large gatherings were witnessed in the Parivartan Yatra and roadshows of the party.