Congress leader Harish Rawat slammed the BJP claiming that they were capitalizing on people’s sentiments by evoking General Bipin Rawat’s death.
Congress leader Harish Rawat slammed the BJP on the last of campaigning for the Uttarakhand polls. (Photo: PTI)
On the last day of Utatakhand’s election campaign, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that the saffron party was capitalizing on people’s sentiments by evoking General Bipin Rawat’s death.
“Efforts are being made to capitalize on people’s sentiments by using General Rawat’s name. But there are soldiers in my family too. Uttarakhand has been a land of combat, a land of patriotism, we all have patriotism in our hearts,” he said.
The senior Congress leader claimed that the BJP was going to lose the elections in the state. “They have no face. BJP in Uttarakhand had three CMs and issues of corruption, illegal mining, and unemployment was at its peak,” he said.
Further, he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of claiming the development work done in the state during Congress’s tenure as that of BJP.
He said, “…Whether it is Char Dham or roads, all these work were done during my tenure.”
On reports of rift in Congress, he said, “There is no internal fight, it’s a small matter, it is managed.”
He said when the time comes, the new generation would be handed over the party command. He said, “I will take that decision in due time.”
Uttarakhand will vote in a single phase on February 14. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
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