Uttarakhand s CM-designate calls on his predecessors ahead of oath-taking ANI | Updated: Jul 04, 2021 10:30 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 4 (ANI): Ahead of taking oath as the next Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday paid courtesy visits to his two predecessors and former Chief Ministers Tirath Singh Rawat and Trivendra Singh Rawat at their respective residences.
Chief Minister-designate Dhami visited former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at his Defense Colony residence in Dehradun and met the outgoing Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat at his Bhagirathipuram residence in the city.
On Saturday, Dhami was elected as the new leader of the BJPs legislature party in Uttarakhand and will take oath as the new Chief Minister of the Himalayan state on Sunday.
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Tirath Singh Rawat resigns as Uttarakhand CM, BJP MLAs to meet today at 3 pm
Tirath Singh Rawat resigns as Uttarakhand CM, BJP MLAs to meet today at 3 pm
The resignation came less than four months after Tirath Singh Rawat took over as Chief Minister replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat.
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Updated: Jul 3, 2021, 07:23 AM IST
Tirath Singh Rawat resigned as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Friday and said that the decision was right given the constitutional crisis in the state. The resignation came less than four months after Tirath Singh Rawat took over as Chief Minister replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat. I have submitted my resignation to Governor. Given the constitutional crisis, I felt it was right for me to resign. I am thankful to the central leadership and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for every opportunity they have given to me so far, Rawat told mediapersons.
Uttarakhand CM s resignation due to constitutional compulsion is biggest lie: Cong s Harish Rawat ANI | Updated: Jul 03, 2021 06:31 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 3 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday said Tirath Singh Rawat s resignation as Uttarakhand Chief Minister due to constitutional compulsion and byelections cannot be held in the state due to COVID is the biggest lie. What can be a bigger lie than this that byelections cannot be held in Uttarakhand due to COVID and the chief minister is resigning due to constitutional compulsion. The reality is that byelections have been held before in the same COVID period. The byelection has been held in Salt (an assembly constituency in Uttarakhand). The chief minister could have contested from there also, tweeted Harish Rawat.
Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday said Tirath Singh Rawat s resignation as Uttarakhand Chief Minister due to constitutional compulsion and byelections cannot be held in the state due to COVID is the biggest lie. What can be a bigger lie than this that byelections cannot be held in Uttarakhand due to COVID and the chief minister is resigning due to constitutional compulsion. The reality is that byelections have been held before in the same COVID period. The byelection has been held in Salt (an assembly constituency in Uttarakhand). The chief minister could have contested from there also, tweeted Harish Rawat.
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