The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand is facing rebellion from senior BJP leader B S Rawat who said his name was missing from the list of probable candidates who would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the State.
Mr. Rawat, who has been in politics since 1969, has served four terms as an MP and two terms an MLA. He was former Union Minister and was former Deputy Minister in Uttar Pradesh.
While addressing the media Mr. Rawat said, “State Parliamentary Board meeting was held in Dehradun on February 13. Three or more names from each of the five constituencies were brought in the meeting. From the three names that were decided upon from the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency, there was Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Balraj Passi, and my name.”
Mr. Rawat said it was decided that State BJP President Tirath Singh Rawat would suggest the names of probable candidates to the Central Parliamentary Board.
“I was disillusioned that my name was not in the list. However, a leader from the Central Parliamentary Board told me that there was only one name from the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency,” Mr. Rawat said.
The names should have been decided on in a democratic manner, he said.
Calling Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat’s decision “undemocratic,” Mr. Rawat, on Sunday, resigned from the post of member of BJP State Parliamentary Board, and the State Working Committee, among other positions.
However, Senior BJP leader Ajay Bhatt said on Monday, “There has surely been some miscommunication. If a leader of Mr. B S Rawat’s stature, who has served four terms as an MP and two terms as an MLA, said that [the party has wronged him] then the party must analyse the issue.”
Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat said, “We have spoken to the leader [B S Rawat]. There seems to have been some misunderstanding [on his part].”
Mr Bhatt said, “Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat was given the authority to give the names of three probable candidates from each parliamentary constituency here. He has submitted the names and the decision will most probably be taken on March 13 by the Central Parliamentary Board.”
Mr. Rawat, who has been in politics since 1969, has served four terms as an MP and two terms an MLA. He was former Union Minister and was former Deputy Minister in Uttar Pradesh.
While addressing the media Mr. Rawat said, “State Parliamentary Board meeting was held in Dehradun on February 13. Three or more names from each of the five constituencies were brought in the meeting. From the three names that were decided upon from the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency, there was Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Balraj Passi, and my name.”
Mr. Rawat said it was decided that State BJP President Tirath Singh Rawat would suggest the names of probable candidates to the Central Parliamentary Board.
“I was disillusioned that my name was not in the list. However, a leader from the Central Parliamentary Board told me that there was only one name from the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency,” Mr. Rawat said.
The names should have been decided on in a democratic manner, he said.
Calling Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat’s decision “undemocratic,” Mr. Rawat, on Sunday, resigned from the post of member of BJP State Parliamentary Board, and the State Working Committee, among other positions.
However, Senior BJP leader Ajay Bhatt said on Monday, “There has surely been some miscommunication. If a leader of Mr. B S Rawat’s stature, who has served four terms as an MP and two terms as an MLA, said that [the party has wronged him] then the party must analyse the issue.”
Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat said, “We have spoken to the leader [B S Rawat]. There seems to have been some misunderstanding [on his part].”
Mr Bhatt said, “Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat was given the authority to give the names of three probable candidates from each parliamentary constituency here. He has submitted the names and the decision will most probably be taken on March 13 by the Central Parliamentary Board.”
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