Mussoorie: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mussoorie. Harish Rawat said that administrative decisions in the state are not being taken based on the discretion of officials, but on the discretion of the BJP. He alleged that the BJP is a party of capitalists that has never seriously considered the interests of the poor, the unemployed, and the common people.
Harish Rawat said that the BJP people are “even worse than Ravana.” They are all descendants of Ravana. They are doing politics with the same arrogance and pride as Ravana. He said that this is the irony of democracy that some people get employment and some lose their jobs. With this sentiment, he prayed to the deity of democracy that just as the youth of the country and the state are unemployed today, in the coming time, the public should also make the BJP “unemployed.”
Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat alleged that the state’s important assets, tourist destinations, and resources are being handed over to “friends and favorites.” He said that Uttarakhand has been left as a state only in name, while its valuable lands and resources are being handed over to non-Uttarakhandis. This is all a well-planned conspiracy, which is weakening the soul of the state.
Allegation of ending MNREGA: Harish Rawat also leveled serious allegations against the BJP regarding the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). He said that the BJP is working to change the name of MNREGA and destroy its essence. This scheme was named after Mahatma Gandhi because Gandhiji was a symbol of the integrity of India, the welfare of the poor, and Ram Rajya. He said that MNREGA was a “legal revolution” for employment, which is being gradually eliminated. The essence of this scheme was village development, in which money went directly to the villages. The villagers themselves decided how to spend it. The BJP has weakened this entire system.
Ram and Gandhi cannot be separated: Harish Rawat said that Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest devotee of Lord Ram. He sang “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram” and uttered “Hey Ram” even in his last moments. The BJP is hatching a conspiracy to erase the name of such a great devotee, which will not be accepted.
He alleged that the BJP will snatch away “Ram” from the struggling poor and common people in the coming days. Ultimately, they will reduce Ram to a symbol of Adani and Ambani. Harish Rawat’s sharp and emotional statement has created a new stir in Uttarakhand politics. There are indications that the political battle over this issue will intensify in the coming days.
