PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE Dehradun
Surendra Kukreti was elected as the new central head of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) during a one-day special convention on Thursday.
UKD patron Kashi Singh Airy said that Kukreti has been a strong pillar of the statehood movement and he will take UKD to new heights. He said that the dreams of the martyrs and the movement workers will be fulfilled under Kukreti’s leadership.
Kukreti said that he will fulfill the responsibility given by the party, adding that the party and all its workers will fight strongly to bring the UKDl to power.
Various important political resolutions were passed in the convention. These include declaring Gairsain as the permanent capital, implementing a strong land law, enforcing the domicile cut-off date, improving education and health services, providing 300 units of free electricity, free irrigation for farmers and ending outsourcing in government departments.
The programme was conducted by central general secretary Kiran Rawat. Several patrons and party workers attended the event.
