Kedarpuri reconstruction Kedarnath priest alleges misuse of funds by Ukhand govt
Dehradun Oct 28 PTI Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Kedarnath on November 5 a priest of the Himalayan temple has alleged misuse of government funds allocated for the Kedarpuri reconstruction projects by the BJP-led Uttarakhand dispensationBrij Ballabh Bagwadi who has been serving as a teerth purohit pilgrimage priest at the temple for the last 31 years was seen levelling the allegations in a video in the presence of former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress general secretary Harish Rawat The video was shot in Kedarnath when Rawat visited the temple on TuesdayWhen contacted on Thursday Bagwadi alleged that the current dispensation has wasted billions of rupees by demolishing works done by the previous government led by Rawat adding that the money wasted so far would have been enough to build another KedarnathTargeting the state government over the allegations the Uttarakhand Congress said that the current dispensation is only trying to put its stamp on the work done by the previous governmentThe BJP however said that the whole world knows that everything done in Kedarnath is Prime Minister Narendra Modis contributionBagwadi claimed he has nothing to do with the Congress or the BJP and is only voicing his hurt feelings to unburden his heartA rest house built at a cost of crores of rupees by the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering at the helipad in Kedarnath was demolished just to expand the helipad a riverside ghat built at an expense of Rs 20-21 crore was demolished just because its steps were not wide enough and the Aastha Path fitted with solar lights was also destroyed and now something else is being constructed in its place he claimedThe government has no plans All development works are unfinished The Centre is sending funds but the policymakers in the state have no clue as to what needs to be done For them Kedarnath has become a milch cow Bagwadi saidThe teerth purohits have raised these issues with the administration and the government several times but locals are not being given any importance he allegedDuring his visit PM Modi will unveil a statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya and inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of reconstruction projects worth more than Rs 400 croreThis will be Modis second visit to the state within a month The prime minister has been closely monitoring the Kedarpuri reconstruction projectsUttarakhand Congress president Ganesh Godiyal said he has been saying all along that the BJP government has done nothing new in KedarnathIt has just changed a stone here and a tile there to put its stamp on the work done by the previous government and pass it off as its work he saidHowever BJPs state media incharge Manveer Chauhan said Everyone knows Kedarpuri reconstruction is Prime Minister Narendra Modis dream project The whole world knows that everything done in Kedarnath is the Prime Ministers contribution The Congress did nothing The portals of Kedarnath are scheduled to be closed for winter on November 6 on the occasion of Bhai Dooj PTI ALM DIV DIV
Dehradun Oct 28 PTI Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Kedarnath on November 5 a priest of the Himalayan temple has alleged misuse of government funds allocated for the Kedarpuri reconstruction projects by the BJP-led Uttarakhand dispensationBrij Ballabh Bagwadi who has been serving as a teerth purohit pilgrimage priest at the temple for the last 31 years was seen levelling the allegations in a video in the presence of former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress general secretary Harish Rawat The video was shot in Kedarnath when Rawat visited the temple on TuesdayWhen contacted on Thursday Bagwadi alleged that the current dispensation has wasted billions of rupees by demolishing works done by the previous government led by Rawat adding that the money wasted so far would have been enough to build another KedarnathTargeting the state government over the allegations the Uttarakhand Congress said that the current dispensation is only trying to put its stamp on the work done by the previous governmentThe BJP however said that the whole world knows that everything done in Kedarnath is Prime Minister Narendra Modis contributionBagwadi claimed he has nothing to do with the Congress or the BJP and is only voicing his hurt feelings to unburden his heartA rest house built at a cost of crores of rupees by the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering at the helipad in Kedarnath was demolished just to expand the helipad a riverside ghat built at an expense of Rs 20-21 crore was demolished just because its steps were not wide enough and the Aastha Path fitted with solar lights was also destroyed and now something else is being constructed in its place he claimedThe government has no plans All development works are unfinished The Centre is sending funds but the policymakers in the state have no clue as to what needs to be done For them Kedarnath has become a milch cow Bagwadi saidThe teerth purohits have raised these issues with the administration and the government several times but locals are not being given any importance he allegedDuring his visit PM Modi will unveil a statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya and inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of reconstruction projects worth more than Rs 400 croreThis will be Modis second visit to the state within a month The prime minister has been closely monitoring the Kedarpuri reconstruction projectsUttarakhand Congress president Ganesh Godiyal said he has been saying all along that the BJP government has done nothing new in KedarnathIt has just changed a stone here and a tile there to put its stamp on the work done by the previous government and pass it off as its work he saidHowever BJPs state media incharge Manveer Chauhan said Everyone knows Kedarpuri reconstruction is Prime Minister Narendra Modis dream project The whole world knows that everything done in Kedarnath is the Prime Ministers contribution The Congress did nothing The portals of Kedarnath are scheduled to be closed for winter on November 6 on the occasion of Bhai Dooj PTI ALM DIV DIV
