Uttarakhand Political Crisis : These are the reasons behind the departure of Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat for 114 days

Uttarakhand Political Crisis : These are the reasons behind the departure of Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat for 114 days
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The story of Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat was over in just 114 days. Tirath himself has told the constitutional crisis behind his farewell, but its script was also written by his controversial statements. On several occasions, his controversial statements on the government and the organization overshadowed him. Under Article 164(4) of the Constitution, the Chief Minister has to take the membership of the Legislative Assembly within six months. For this, he had to go to the by-election before 10 September. But due to the Kovid epidemic, the Commission has banned all elections. In such a situation, there is no possibility of by-elections in two vacant seats of Uttarakhand, Gangotri, and Haldwani. Political experts believe that like Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also has to contest elections. Political experts are also accepting the connection of Mamta Banerjee’s by-election in the farewell of Tirath. However, party sources have another opinion. He says that the results of the survey conducted by the party regarding the tenure of Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat are not pleasant for the BJP. His controversial statements made the organization and the government uncomfortable at times.

The tenure of Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat started with controversies at the national level and the term ended abruptly. In this small political story, where there was social media drama, on the other hand, there was a huge challenge of the second wave of Kovid. When the issue of unemployment rose to the extreme, the talk of reversing the controversial decisions of former Chief Minister Trivendra also created a buzz. After taking the oath on 10 March 2021, the tenure of CM Tirath started with controversial statements. He created controversy by saying that it is a sacrament for women to wear ripped jeans. His statement made headlines overnight at the national level.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized CM Tirath on this. Seeing this, his statement became the top trend in social media. However, later he also gave his clarification. Similarly, another statement of CM Tirath came into controversy when he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be considered as an incarnation of Lord Rama and Krishna. He also faced severe criticism for this statement. In this way, by celebrating the achievements of 100 days of battling, this tenure of CM Tirath got recorded in the pages of the political history of Uttarakhand.

Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat did not tempt to go to the grand Chief Minister’s residence on Cantt Road. He even announced to make the Chief Minister’s residence a Kovid Care Center in the third wave of Corona. From the day he took over the reins of power, there was talk about the Chief Minister that he would not shift to the Chief Minister’s residence. He thought it appropriate to stay at his private residence on GMS Road. Tirath Singh Rawat kept chanting the name of PM Narendra Modi from the day the reins of power came into his hands. Even when he left, PM Modi’s name was on his tongue. After resigning, he thanked PM Narendra Modi.

Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that he had to resign from his post due to the constitutional crisis. When asked whether he had an opportunity to contest the by-election from Salt Assembly, he said that he was suffering from covid, hence the elections did not go through. After resigning, the first question asked by the media persons to the Chief Minister was that what was the reason for his resignation? On this, he referred to Section 151 (A) of the Representation of the People Act. He said that he resigned because of the constitutional crisis. Said that he sincerely thanks his PM Modi, National President JP Nadda, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Anita Amoli

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