CM Dhami highlight achievements of BJP during poll campaign of Ajay Tamta, Pradeep Tamta retorts  

CM Dhami highlight achievements of BJP during poll campaign of Ajay Tamta, Pradeep Tamta retorts

B.D.Kasniyal

Pithoragarh, March 28

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said today that the main aim of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to devolve the power to the last man in the society with it’s development schemes while the opposition Congress only wants to grab power by winning elections.

Addressing second election meeting of BJP candidate Ajay Tamta from Almora (reserve) in Didihat today, the Chief Minister said that Congress talks of one family only while  BJP is for development of all.” Congress had opposed the creation of Uttarakhand state when BJP leader Atal Bihari Bajpayee created it,” the Chief Minister charged.

Dhami said that besides passing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the first time in the country, the state of Uttarakhand has achieved several landmarks in last two years.” We have brought a law to get compensation of damage to public and private property by anti-social elements from them, “said the CM

The Chief Minister claimed that due to various welfare schemes of Modi government, women, unemployed youths, poor and ex soldiers are getting huge benefits in the state.”While 2.30 lakh families in the state are getting free ration from Modi government,1.80 lakh families have received free of cost LPG cylinder under ‘Ujjwala scheme’,” claimed  Dhami.

He further said that the Prime Minister narendra Modi should be elected for the third consecutive term as he has sanctioned a sum of Rs 1.50 lakh crore for various developmental schemes for Uttarakhand.” While previous Congress party governments used to talk of lack of funds for development, the Modi government has surplus funds available for every demand of people,” said Dhami.

Dhami said that Modi was the first Prime Minister who had visited ‘Adi Kailash’ and  Gunji to get these religious place an identity in the country.” With his blessings, we have started ‘Manas Khand Mandir Mala’ project to link every ‘Puranic’ temple of Kumaon region in a circuit,” said the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister cited construction of Tanakpur to Pithoragarh National Highway under ‘Chardham’ project sanctioned by Modi government in 2016 and said that on the same lines, the road from Didihat to Pithoragarh has been sanctioned with a cost of Rs 1100 crore.” The Modi government at center has not only made the country proud in the world but also secured our borders.”Modiji has not only made the countrymen feel proud in foreign countries but also laid a detailed network of rail, roads and air network from this border district. We are running helicopter services from Pithoragarh, Munsiyari and Champawaat and air services from PIthoragarh. We are running nine trains from Tanakpur today and plan to link Bageshwar with rail and Jauljibi with road from Tanakpur in next tenure,” said Dhami

BJP candidate Ajay Tamta and Didihat MLA Bishan Singh Chufal also spoke on the occasion.”Prime Minister Modi has special attachment with Uttarakhand state and he has on several occasions expressed it also,” said Tamta.

Responding to Chief minister’s claims and allegations against Congress party, Congress candidate from Almora Pradeep Tamta said that BJP is fully promoting ‘Pariwarvad’ and promoting family members of its senior leaders.”What about Pankaj Singh, son of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and what about cricketing qualification of Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah besides other family members of BJP leaders who got party nominations in elections,” said Pradeep Tamta.

On claims of Chief Minister that only BJP  do development, the Congress  candidate said that the  rail projects of Tanakpur  to Bageshwar and road project of Tanakpur to Jauljibi were sanctioned during Congress regime.”The BJP government has finished special status of Uttarakhand state and special funds for border states of the country, besides it has finished permanent army jobs by introducing ‘Agniveer’ scheme. The BJP leaders are biggest lairs and hypocrites who are exporting beef and claiming to be ‘Gau Bhakts’ in public. It reflects the dual character of that party,” charged Pradeep Tamta.