Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 28 Jul: Uttarakhand Congress leaders have strongly criticised BJP spokesperson and Dharampur MLA Vinod Chamoli for his statement regarding the late Congress leader Hira Singh Bisht. In a joint statement issued today, senior vice president and spokesperson Dhirendra Pratap along with general secretary Rajendra Shah and Ajay Singh described Chamoli’s remarks as petty and childish, accusing him of levelling false and fabricated allegations that Bisht had been neglected by the Congress party.
The Congress leaders asserted that Chamoli had no right to comment on the internal matters of the Congress and he should instead focus on developments within the BJP. They claimed that the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan at the national level has dealt a blow to the BJP’s central leadership and is being widely discussed across the country. They further said that the setback faced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh over the Johar University issue clearly indicated that the BJP’s days were numbered and that the so‑called bulldozer rule is nearing its end.
Targeting BJP leaders over incidents of theft in temples, the Congress leaders alleged that the party had reduced itself to a gang of thieves.
They emphasised that Hira Singh Bisht was an honest and respected leader who had served as senior vice president in the Congress and also as president of INTUC, the party’s largest labour organisation. They recalled that on the day of his funeral, thousands of Congress workers attended, reflecting his popularity, and that state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal and Pritam Singh draped the tricolour over his body as a mark of the highest honour. They said this was the tradition of the Congress and Chamoli’s statement was nothing more than an act of frustration.
The leaders remarked that Chamoli should look to his own party, noting that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others. They maintained that his comments were baseless and an attempt to divert attention from the BJP’s own troubles.
