Uttarakhand : All eyes are on what will be the next step of Kishore Upadhyay

At present, he is in a wait-and-watch posture, whether former Congress state president Kishor Upadhyay will join any other party or will be active afresh to end the mistrust of him in the Congress. Kishor, who has been associated with the party for more than 40 years, seems hurt by the attitude of other party leaders. He said that he is in Congress only. He will not say anything about the whole matter yet. At the same time, it was also said that when the time comes, the whole thing will be openly revealed. The Congress high command did not like Kishor Upadhyay’s growing closeness with BJP leaders. Though Kishor has clarified that he had met BJP leaders regarding their agenda of forest rights movement related to Uttarakhand, the party leadership is not ready to believe it. The party took seriously the speculations of his joining the BJP last day. He has been removed from the posts given in other committees including the President of the State Congress Coordination Committee.

There are only limited options in front

After the rebellion within the party in 2016, Kishor, who launched a successful campaign to save the then Congress government by uniting the organization in the entire state, is not able to get rid of the stigma of his long neglect within the party. After the tough stand of the Congress high command on the occasion of assembly elections, Kishor Upadhyay seems to have limited options. There are speculations in the political corridors about whether he will remain in the party or join the BJP or any other party after the distrust gap deepens within the party and the decision to remove him from all posts.

Doubt on ticket from Tehri

For Kishor Upadhyay, who is preparing for the Tehri seat, the road to party ticket is not easy. The way he has been given indications of further action, it is also almost clear that his position in the party is no longer strong. Kishor, who was a two-time MLA from Tehri, along with former state president and former state minister, may also have to fight for a ticket. Congress and BJP are ideologically two different poles.

Will decide my next step soon

In the battle of allegation and counter-accusation between the extreme opposition parties, there is a different bitterness. The party may not have been serious about the displeasure of the former state president of the party, which once attacked the BJP, but it could not tolerate reconciliation with the BJP leaders. In such a situation, he will meet the party leadership again to get back his lost prestige in the party, even about this Kishor is not ready to open the cards yet. He will decide his next step soon.

I am in Congress: Kishor Upadhyay

When contacted, Kishor Upadhyay reiterated that he is not averse to meeting anyone regarding the concerns of the state. He said that some people are deliberately spreading the rumors of him joining the BJP. This has been happening continuously for the last six months. The party should see who these people are. He is in Tehri and last day he held a meeting with the Block Congress Committee and also brainstormed on the election strategy. On the action taken by the party, he said that he would not like to say anything at the moment. He is in Congress only.