Saturday, 10 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Dhami holds first Janata Darbar since assuming charge
Within a week of assuming charge as the eleventh and youngest chief minister of Uttarkahand, Pushkar Singh Dhami left for Delhi on Friday evening to meet the President, Prime Minister and various Union ministers in the national capital. Earlier in the day, he held his first Janata Darbar at the chief minister’s residence where he heard various public grievances.
According to the chief minister’s office, Dhami will meet the President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi apart from various Union ministers in the national Capital on Saturday. Dhami is scheduled to meet Modi at 11:45 AM after which he will call upon the President at 1 PM. At 3 AM, the chief minister will meet the Union Home minister Amit Shah after which he will meet the Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh at 5 PM. Later, at 5:20 PM, the chief minister is scheduled to meet the Union Heavy Industries minister Mahendra Nath Pandey after which he will meet the Union New and Renewable Energy minister Rajkumar Singh at 6 PM. Dhami is also expected to meet other Union ministers after this. It is pertinent to mention here that Dhami is considered to have been given a ‘free hand’ to achieve the BJP’s target for 2022 elections. After taking oath of office and secrecy on July 4, this will be his first visit to meet the President, PM and Union ministers in the national Capital.
Meanwhile, on Friday morning, Dhami heard public grievances at the CM residence in the first Janata Darbar since assuming charge. Most of the citizens communicated issues related to road, drinking water, health and financial assistance to the chief minister. Dhami said that the officials concerned had been directed to ensure swift redressal of public grievances. He appealed to the public to derive the maximum benefit of the government’s public welfare schemes. He issued directions to officials for redressal of most of the grievances on the spot while also directing them to speed up the execution of long term works.
Dhami said that the special focus of the state government is on redressal of public grievances, employment, woman empowerment and rural development.
