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  • Have same concern like Harish Rawat, but hopeful of solution: Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Ahead of a meeting of Uttarakhand Congress leaders with former party chief Rahul Gandhi, Uttarakhand Congress president Ganesh Godiyal on Thursday said he shares feelings of party’s campaign chief Harish Rawat but hoped things will be sorted out in a day or two in consultation with the party high command.

    This comes as the state Congress leaders will meet top leadership in Delhi to iron out differences ahead of elections in the state.

    Commenting on Rawat’s tweet where he cited non-cooperation from high command and that he feels like quitting, Godiyal said: “I also feel this and not today but for quite some time. But my style is to give the person in question enough time to correct himself.”

    He further said that the organisation is aware of the brewing trouble in the state unit and the process to address it has also been underway.

    “If they were addressed earlier there would not have been a tweet like this. We will meet party general secretary KC Venugopal and also Rahul Gandhi if necessary and put things before them. I hope a solution will be found,” he said.

    Rawat had Wednesday tweeted that, “Isn’t it strange that the organizational structure at most places, instead of extending a helping hand, is standing with its head turned away or playing a negative role at a time when I have to swim across the ocean of elections”.

    Sources said that Rawat has differences with party state incharge Devender Yadav over several issues, including that the party should project him as the face for chief minister while Rahul Gandhi does not want that and that the election should be conducted under collective leadership.   

    Yadav has been saying the party will go to polls under a collective leadership as has been the party’s tradition whereas Rawat has been in favour of Congress declaring its chief minister face ahead of polls. 

    Asked about Rawat’s differences with Yadav, the PCC chief said taking everyone along is the responsibility of the party in charge.

  • Ganesh Godiyal appointed Uttarakhand Congress chief; Pritam Singh made CLP leader

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday appointed Ganesh Godiyal as president of the Pradesh Congress Committee in Uttarakhand, replacing Pritam Singh who has been made the new CLP leader.

    Former chief minister Harish Rawat has been made the Campaign Committee chief for Uttarakhand, where assembly elections will be held early next year, a party statement said.

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi also appointed four working presidents for the Uttarakhand party unit–Jeet Ram, Bhuwan Kapri, Tilak Raj Behar and Ranjit Rawat.

    “Congress president has appointed Ganesh Godiyal as the new president of Uttarakhand PCC.

    Pritam Singh has been appointed as the new Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader.

    Jeet Ram, Bhuwan Kapri, Tilak Raj Behar and Ranjit Rawat have been appointed as new working presidents of Uttarakhand Congress,” the statement said.

    Gandhi also appointed new chairmen of the Campaign Committee, Coordination Committee, Manifesto Committee and Core Committee for the Uttarakhand Congress.

    While Harish Rawat will be the Campaign Committee chairman, Rajya Sabha member Pradeep Tamta will be the vice chairman and Dinesh Aggarwal the convener.

    Aryendra Sharma has been appointed as the new treasurer of the Uttarakhand unit of the party, the statement noted.

    The Uttarakhand Congress Core Committee will be chaired by AICC in-charge Devendra Yadav, and will have 16 members, including newly-appointed state party chief Dinesh Godiyal, Pritam Singh and Harish Rawat.

    Former Uttarakhand PCC chief Kishore Upadhyay has been appointed chairman of the Uttarakhand Coordination Committee of the Congress, while former minister Navprabhat will be chairman of the Manifesto Committee.

    Former MP Mahendra Pal will be its vice chairman.

    “Former AICC secretary Prakash Joshi has been appointed as the new chairman of Uttarakhand PCC Election Management Committee and Rajinder Bhandari its vice chairman.

    Sumit Hridayesh has been appointed chairman of the Publicity Committee and Sarojani Kainthura as its vice chairperson,” it said.

    Uttarakhand PCC vice president Dhirendra Pratap Singh has been made the chairman of Outreach Committee, while Vijay Saraswat will be the new chairman of the Training Programme Committee, the statement added.