Will serve Lansdowne as a daughter Cong candidate Anukriti Gusain in Ukhand polls
Dehradun Jan 26 PTI Former Miss India contestant Anukriti Gusain who has been fielded by the Congress from Lansdowne for the February 14 Uttarakhand assembly polls on Wednesday said she wants to serve her constituency as a daughter and not as a politicianLansdowne is my home I was born and brought up here As I make my political debut I want to serve my home as a daughter rather than as a politician Gusain who is the daughter-in-law of former cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat told PTI in an interviewRawat was recently dismissed from the state cabinet and expelled from the BJP He later joined the Congress along with his daughter-in-lawOn her apolitical background the software engineer said she considers herself lucky that she hasthe experience of different fields which have only helped educate her and build her personality My participation in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant as its youngest contestant at 18 years has given me confidence and the ability for public speaking – qualities that make me betterequipped fora career in politics she saidAsked about the roadmap of development she has for her constituency she said creating better health facilities and connectivity are the two segments she plans to focus on if electedI have been active in Lansdowne and have a first-hand knowledge of the problems plaguing the area includingpoor healthcare facilities lack of proper roads and mobile connectivity network At a time when we are talking about things like digital India it isappalling to see thecondition of basic facilities like mobile towers hospitals roads and schools in Lansdowne Women are dying in labour I want to change all that she said The software engineer-turned-politicianwho runs an NGO named Mahila Utthan Bal Kalyan Sansthan in Lansdowne said she wants to help the daughters of Uttarakhand by imparting them new skills and equipping them to avail self-employment opportunitiesPeople in Lansdowne are looking for change as the present MLA has done nothing for the constituency for the last ten years she said She said she feels proud and privileged to be the daughter-in-law of a seasoned politician like Harak Singh Rawat who keeps guiding her and motivating her for public serviceOn the protest against her candidature from within the party by disappointed ticket aspirants Gusain said it is the sole prerogative of the party high command to decide candidates for seats The disappointment of potential contenders from the seat is only natural But the ticket has to go to one person only If I was in their place my reaction too would perhaps have been similar But now that the decision has been taken by the party high command we should respect it and unitedly work to keep the party flag flying she said Reports said her father-in-law was expelled from the BJP when he allegedly insisted on a ticket for both himself and Gusain a charge denied by the leaderRawat was one of the 10 MLAs who left the Congress to join the BJP in 2016 which led to the toppling of the Harish Rawat-led government in the statePTI ALM SRY
Dehradun Jan 26 PTI Former Miss India contestant Anukriti Gusain who has been fielded by the Congress from Lansdowne for the February 14 Uttarakhand assembly polls on Wednesday said she wants to serve her constituency as a daughter and not as a politicianLansdowne is my home I was born and brought up here As I make my political debut I want to serve my home as a daughter rather than as a politician Gusain who is the daughter-in-law of former cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat told PTI in an interviewRawat was recently dismissed from the state cabinet and expelled from the BJP He later joined the Congress along with his daughter-in-lawOn her apolitical background the software engineer said she considers herself lucky that she hasthe experience of different fields which have only helped educate her and build her personality My participation in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant as its youngest contestant at 18 years has given me confidence and the ability for public speaking – qualities that make me betterequipped fora career in politics she saidAsked about the roadmap of development she has for her constituency she said creating better health facilities and connectivity are the two segments she plans to focus on if electedI have been active in Lansdowne and have a first-hand knowledge of the problems plaguing the area includingpoor healthcare facilities lack of proper roads and mobile connectivity network At a time when we are talking about things like digital India it isappalling to see thecondition of basic facilities like mobile towers hospitals roads and schools in Lansdowne Women are dying in labour I want to change all that she said The software engineer-turned-politicianwho runs an NGO named Mahila Utthan Bal Kalyan Sansthan in Lansdowne said she wants to help the daughters of Uttarakhand by imparting them new skills and equipping them to avail self-employment opportunitiesPeople in Lansdowne are looking for change as the present MLA has done nothing for the constituency for the last ten years she said She said she feels proud and privileged to be the daughter-in-law of a seasoned politician like Harak Singh Rawat who keeps guiding her and motivating her for public serviceOn the protest against her candidature from within the party by disappointed ticket aspirants Gusain said it is the sole prerogative of the party high command to decide candidates for seats The disappointment of potential contenders from the seat is only natural But the ticket has to go to one person only If I was in their place my reaction too would perhaps have been similar But now that the decision has been taken by the party high command we should respect it and unitedly work to keep the party flag flying she said Reports said her father-in-law was expelled from the BJP when he allegedly insisted on a ticket for both himself and Gusain a charge denied by the leaderRawat was one of the 10 MLAs who left the Congress to join the BJP in 2016 which led to the toppling of the Harish Rawat-led government in the statePTI ALM SRY
