Dehradun, Nov 2 With parties in election mode, Congress on Monday announced that it will start a campaign, ‘Bhumi Bachao-Dhami Hatao,’ on November 4 across the state to highlight alleged corruption in land deals in Uttarakhand.
The state Congress said, “This campaign is aimed at protesting against the arbitrary distribution/misappropriation of government land by the BJP-led state government. Senior state-level leaders have been appointed as in-charges for the campaign.”
The campaign will start at 10 am across several districts and major cities of the state.
On Monday, a key meeting was held at the residence of the Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge in the presence of Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal. The meeting was attended by senior leaders of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee and State In-charge Selja Kumari.
In the meeting, state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal, leader of the opposition in the state Assembly Yashpal Arya, election campaign committee chairperson Pritam Singh, and election management committee chairperson Harak Singh Rawat were present along with other leaders.
The campaign will be led by Arya in Nainital district, MLA Manoj Tiwari in Almora, former state president Karan Mahara in Ranikhet, MLA Tilakraj Behar and MLA Sumit Hriyadesh in Halwani, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Bhuvan Kapri in Bhimtal, election management committee chairperson Harak Singh Rawat in Dehradun-Rishikesh, Congress state president Godiyal in Mussoorie, former chief minister Harish Rawat along with MLAs in Haridwar, among other places.
(PTI News)
