PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
Former chief minister Harish Rawat who plunged into active politics of the State on Sunday after taking a long break on health grounds is continuing to attract political limelight in Uttarakhand. Though senior leaders of the State Congress are keeping a distance from Rawat, the Congress party workers and leaders close to him are attending his programmes in large numbers. On Tuesday, Rawat offered floral tributes at the statue of Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
He said that the constitution and the message of equality and social justice given by Bana Saheb will continue to guide the society. Launching an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rawat said that instead of discussing issues such as price rise and unemployment, BJP is only engaging in the politics of religion. He said that in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, the BJP tried to mislead the people in the name of Lord Ram but the party lost in the places where temples of Lord Ram were located.
Rawat said that the people of the country have understood that the BJP is trying to play politics of religion to come to power. The people have understood the divisive politics of BJP, he said. The former CM also offered his tributes at the statue of late Indramani Badoni. Terming Badoni as the Gandhi of Uttarakhand, Rawat said that he played a key role in the statehood movement that resulted in creation of Uttarakhand.
Large number of Congress party workers accompanied Rawat.
