New Delhi: For the BJP’s master strategists, yet another bit of adventurism blew up in its face. While the Uttarakhand unit of the BJP continued to caution the party’s central leadership not to get involved in the politics of the Congress rebels, some heavyweights in the party decided to overrule them.
As in Delhi and Bihar, the Central leadership yet again chose to ignore the local leaders. Not did the Central leadership overrule the local leaders, it also ignored Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who apparently never recommended the dismissal of the Harish Rawat-led government in his report.
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, had criticised the Governor for giving Mr Rawat time till March 28. “I think the Governor should not give so much time to the Chief Minister to prove his majority, so much so that the Speaker gets an opportunity to disqualify the MLAs.
The Governor should have issued directions that status quo be maintained and no action be taken against the MLAs until the trust vote. I cannot say that the governor is helping them (the Congress), but we are at a loss,” he had reportedly told the media.
Congress notice For destabilising Rawat
In an indication that the coming Parliament Ses-sion would be stormy, Congress on Thursday gave a notice to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari seeking passage of a resolution condemning the Modi government for “destabilistion” of the Uttarakhand government and imposition of President’s Rule in the state.”
The BJP-led NDA government is in a minority in the Upper House. Congress deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma gave the notice to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari under Rule 267 for taking up the resolution after suspending all business.
