Cong leader Harish Rawat targets own party wonders if its time for him to rest
Dehradun Dec 22 PTI Congress campaign head in poll-bound Uttarakhand Harish Rawat created a flutter in the political circles here on Wednesday alleging non-cooperation from his organisation and noting that he sometimes feels it is time for him to restIn a tweet in Hindi Rawat said Isnt it strange that the organisational structure at most places instead of extending a helping hand is standing with its head turned away or playing a negative role at a time when I have to swim across the ocean of elections The powers that be have left crocodiles there People on whose orders I have to swim their nominees are tying up my hands and feet he saidI am invaded by thoughts A voice from within sometimes tells me it is enough Harish Rawat you have swam long It is time to rest the former Uttarakhand chief minister saidI am in a dilemma The new year may show me the way he addedAsked about the tweet at a conclave organised by Times Now Navbharat Rawat did not reveal who had turned their faces away from him but explained what he meant by crocodilesIt is clear When Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Uttarakhand he reminded me of a sting operation done by someone No one from the journalistic fraternity would like to own up today It was a veiled threat from the home minister to cause harm to me if I dared speak too much he saidThe CBI the Enforcement Directorate the Income Tax department are the crocodiles unleashed by the Centre for its political opponents Rawat addedHowever he did not disclose the names of those in his party who are turning their faces away from himThere is an appropriate time for everything When it comes you will be the first one I will share it with he saidWhen senior Congress leader and Rawats media advisor Surendra Kumar was asked by reporters about the former Uttarakhand chief ministers tweet he said some forces within the party are playing into the hands of the ruling BJP to hurt the poll prospects of the Congress in UttarakhandThere is no alternative to Harish Rawat in Uttarakhand He is the most popular leader in the state who has kept the party flag flying But there are some forces playing into the BJPs hands to mar the possibility of the Congress making a comeback in the state Kumar saidAsked whether Rawats hurt had anything to do with All India Congress Committee AICC in-charge for Uttarakhand Devendra Yadav he said Devendra Yadav is our in-charge His role is that of a panchayati pramukh But if the panchayati pramukh begins tying the hands of the party workers and hurts the partys poll prospects the high-command should take notice of it Yadav and Rawat do not share the best of relationship with each otherWhile the Rawat loyalists have been saying that the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls will be fought under his leadership Yadav has been maintaining that the election will be contested under a collective leadership PTI ALM RC
Dehradun Dec 22 PTI Congress campaign head in poll-bound Uttarakhand Harish Rawat created a flutter in the political circles here on Wednesday alleging non-cooperation from his organisation and noting that he sometimes feels it is time for him to restIn a tweet in Hindi Rawat said Isnt it strange that the organisational structure at most places instead of extending a helping hand is standing with its head turned away or playing a negative role at a time when I have to swim across the ocean of elections The powers that be have left crocodiles there People on whose orders I have to swim their nominees are tying up my hands and feet he saidI am invaded by thoughts A voice from within sometimes tells me it is enough Harish Rawat you have swam long It is time to rest the former Uttarakhand chief minister saidI am in a dilemma The new year may show me the way he addedAsked about the tweet at a conclave organised by Times Now Navbharat Rawat did not reveal who had turned their faces away from him but explained what he meant by crocodilesIt is clear When Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Uttarakhand he reminded me of a sting operation done by someone No one from the journalistic fraternity would like to own up today It was a veiled threat from the home minister to cause harm to me if I dared speak too much he saidThe CBI the Enforcement Directorate the Income Tax department are the crocodiles unleashed by the Centre for its political opponents Rawat addedHowever he did not disclose the names of those in his party who are turning their faces away from himThere is an appropriate time for everything When it comes you will be the first one I will share it with he saidWhen senior Congress leader and Rawats media advisor Surendra Kumar was asked by reporters about the former Uttarakhand chief ministers tweet he said some forces within the party are playing into the hands of the ruling BJP to hurt the poll prospects of the Congress in UttarakhandThere is no alternative to Harish Rawat in Uttarakhand He is the most popular leader in the state who has kept the party flag flying But there are some forces playing into the BJPs hands to mar the possibility of the Congress making a comeback in the state Kumar saidAsked whether Rawats hurt had anything to do with All India Congress Committee AICC in-charge for Uttarakhand Devendra Yadav he said Devendra Yadav is our in-charge His role is that of a panchayati pramukh But if the panchayati pramukh begins tying the hands of the party workers and hurts the partys poll prospects the high-command should take notice of it Yadav and Rawat do not share the best of relationship with each otherWhile the Rawat loyalists have been saying that the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls will be fought under his leadership Yadav has been maintaining that the election will be contested under a collective leadership PTI ALM RC
