Sunday, 18 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Harish Rawat is engaged in fire fighting in Punjab Congress in his capacity as state in charge of the party
The failure of the Congress leadership to douse the political fire in Punjab is exerting its impact on Uttarakhand as well. Since the party is focussing on Punjab, the party high command has kept the leadership issue in Uttarakhand on hold. Despite the latest statement of the Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, political observers point out that all is not as well as it seems.
The general secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat who is the key player of Congress in Uttarakhand is also embroiled in Punjab in his capacity as in charge of the Punjab unit of the party. In Punjab, a bitter factional fight is going on between chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Siddhu.
In Uttarakhand, the Congress is yet to find a leader of its Legislature party after the demise of Indira Hridayesh.
After deliberating for two days in Delhi, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) had passed a one line resolution on June 28 authorising the Congress high command to take the decision on CLP leader. It is learnt that the party has made up its mind to remove Pritam Singh from the post of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president and make him the CLP leader. However both the camps headed by Rawat and Pritam Singh are insisting that a person from their choice should be made the new PCC chief.
Ganesh Godiyal, a Brahmin from Garhwal is said to be frontrunner among many probable candidates for the coveted post of PCC president. The Congress has made up its mind to make Harish Rawat as the chairman of the all important election campaign committee of the Congress in Uttarakhand. The party is also likely to relieve him from the responsibility of Punjab once the dust is settled there.
When contacted by The Pioneer, Manglaur MLA and secretary of AICC, Qazi Nizamuddin said that the party high command would soon appoint a new CLP in Uttarakhand.
