Congress’ Organisational Rejig in Uttarakhand Shows the Door to Senior Leaders, Many Upset
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress’ Organisational Rejig in Uttarakhand Shows the Door to Senior Leaders, Many Upset

News 18  

The resentment in the Uttarakhand Congress surfaced on Monday a day after the All India Congress Committee rejigged the organisation in the state after a humiliating defeat in the recent assembly polls. The AICC picked former MLA Karan Mahara as the new state Congress president while MLA Yashpal Arya has been appointed as the leader of the Congress legislative party, whereas MLA Bhuwan Kapri, who defeated chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Khatima, has been appointed as Arya’s deputy. In the fresh rejig, top Congress leaders, Mahara – a Thakur, Arya – a Dalit, and Kapri – a Brahmin hail from the Kumaon region. Considered a trusted lieutenant of Harish Rawat, former president Ganesh Godiyal could not find a place neither did former leader of opposition Pritam Singh who was expecting ‘accommodation’. It’s an open truth that during the polls, Congress cadres and leaders were divided into two groups; one was behind Singh whereas the other stood firm with Harish Rawat, then Congress’s poster boy.

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