Dehra Dun, Dec 27 (PTI) The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), a coalition partner of the state''s ruling BJP, today withdrew support to the Ramesh Pokhryal Nishank government alleging the common minimum programme between the two parties remained unfulfilled.
However, the withdrawal of support will have no effect on the BJP government which has a simple majority of 36 MLAs in the 70-member house where the UKD�s strength is only 3.
The issue of withdrawal of support to the government also saw a division in UKD.
UKD President Trivendra Singh Panwar handed over a letter to Governor Margret Alva this evening detailing the "failure" of 9-point CMP on which the two parties had agreed at the time of government formation and withdrawal of support to the government.
However, another strong faction of UKD headed by Revenue Minister Diwakar Bhatt said it was committed to supporting the government. Bhat is the only cabinet minister in the Nishank government from UKD.
Bhatt told reporters that he will not resign from the government and described the move of withdrawal of support as an "eye wash."
Other two UKD MLAs Pushpesh Tripathi and Om Gopal Rawat are yet to take a decision on withdrawal of support and could not be contacted in this regard.
Factionalism in UKD is not new since UKD has remained a divided house along regional lines-�one in Garhwal and another in Kumaon.
While Bhatt commands support in Garhwal, the other group headed by Kashi Singh Airy gets support from Kumaon region.
UKD had split in 2004 in the two factions which, however, reunited ahead of the 2007 assembly elections.
Among some of the nine points, UKD has accused the government of failing to implement are making Gairsain as permanent capital of the hill state, check migration from the hilly region, restoring the honour of statehood activists, bringing changes in forest laws and delimitation of constituencies on the basis of geographical area.
However, the withdrawal of support will have no effect on the BJP government which has a simple majority of 36 MLAs in the 70-member house where the UKD�s strength is only 3.
The issue of withdrawal of support to the government also saw a division in UKD.
UKD President Trivendra Singh Panwar handed over a letter to Governor Margret Alva this evening detailing the "failure" of 9-point CMP on which the two parties had agreed at the time of government formation and withdrawal of support to the government.
However, another strong faction of UKD headed by Revenue Minister Diwakar Bhatt said it was committed to supporting the government. Bhat is the only cabinet minister in the Nishank government from UKD.
Bhatt told reporters that he will not resign from the government and described the move of withdrawal of support as an "eye wash."
Other two UKD MLAs Pushpesh Tripathi and Om Gopal Rawat are yet to take a decision on withdrawal of support and could not be contacted in this regard.
Factionalism in UKD is not new since UKD has remained a divided house along regional lines-�one in Garhwal and another in Kumaon.
While Bhatt commands support in Garhwal, the other group headed by Kashi Singh Airy gets support from Kumaon region.
UKD had split in 2004 in the two factions which, however, reunited ahead of the 2007 assembly elections.
Among some of the nine points, UKD has accused the government of failing to implement are making Gairsain as permanent capital of the hill state, check migration from the hilly region, restoring the honour of statehood activists, bringing changes in forest laws and delimitation of constituencies on the basis of geographical area.
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