I can apologize to Harish Rawat even 100 times- Harak Singh Rawat

After being expelled from the Uttarakhand cabinet and BJP, Harak Singh Rawat said on Tuesday that he can apologize 100 times to former Chief Minister Harish Rawat. Amidst the discussion about Harak Singh Rawat joining the Congress after being expelled from the BJP, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat had made it clear that he would have to accept his mistake first. Only then will he welcome them. In fact, in the year 2016, nine Congress MLAs including former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and Harak Singh Rawat had tried to topple Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s government by revolting from the party during the assembly session itself and all these MLAs joined the BJP. Harish Rawat is now demanding Harak Singh to accept this mistake.

After this, now on Tuesday, Harish Rawat’s apology condition to join Congress, Harak Singh Rawat said, I have had a conversation this morning, he (Harish Rawat) will tell further what will happen. He is my elder brother, I can apologize to my elder brother even 100 times. Congress party has its own decision. Things were different in 2016. Meanwhile, regarding Harak Singh Rawat joining the Congress, the central leadership has asked the state leaders to first make a mutual agreement. In such a situation, now the Congress high command has left the final decision on Harish Rawat, who is leading the Uttarakhand assembly elections.

Earlier, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat had directly told the Congress high command that joining Harak Singh Rawat in the party would be like breaking the morale of the workers. Rawat had reiterated his point on Monday that if he (Harak Singh) accepts his mistake of leaving the Congress party, then we are ready to welcome him. Harak Singh Rawat, who was the cabinet minister of Uttarakhand, was thrown out of the cabinet by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday. After which the BJP also terminated his primary membership from his party for 6 years. Now Harak Singh Rawat is trying to return to the Congress party soon. Harak Singh has been camping in Delhi for the last two days. Harak Singh Rawat attacked the BJP on Monday and said that now he will work for the Congress. He said that the people of Uttarakhand have made up their mind that now a Congress government has to be brought in the state.

Harak has to accept this condition of Harish Rawat to become a Congressman!

After the expulsion of Harak Singh Rawat from BJP, now a big statement of former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat has come to the fore. Harish Rawat has said that if Harak Singh Rawat admits his mistake of leaving the Congress, then we are ready to welcome him in the party. Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s trouble has come amid reports of former cabinet minister Dr. Harak Singh Rawat’s entry in the Congress party, expelled from the BJP. On the other hand, he is also indicating that if Dr. Harak apologizes for his actions, he is ready to welcome him in the party. However, he has put the ball in the high command’s court. He says that whatever decision the party takes, it will be the best. But even in this, the sentiments of the party workers should be taken care of. On the other hand, the opinion of State President Ganesh Godiyal and Leader of Opposition Pritam Singh seems to be different from Harish. He says that if everyone comes to the party, they should be welcomed.

In a conversation with Amar Ujala about the news of Dr. Harak Singh Rawat joining the Congress party, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that his opinion has not been taken so far. If the party takes any decision on this issue then everything has to be taken into account. Public sentiments should also be taken into account in this. Along with this, the developments of the year 2016 should also be kept in mind. The incident that happened at that time was not Harish Rawat’s but a crime against democracy.

I don't want to make any statement on this. Expelled Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Singh has not joined the Congress party yet. Party will take a decision after considering several angles: Former Uttarakhand CM & Congress leader Harish Rawat https://t.co/eJBwidCRqy pic.twitter.com/3BMk7Hgep0

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There was an offense against parliamentary conventions. It was a crime against the party. If you (Harak Singh) have committed a crime, you should have the courage to atone. Now the party will decide what to do in this matter. If the party gets him involved, he would like to say only that the decision of the party is always the best, but the sentiments of the people and the workers should also be taken care of. Harish Rawat said that in politics you cannot consider yourself right. The feelings of others also have to be seen. The opinion of peers also matters. Right now they do not know what other colleagues (state Congress leaders) think about this. After a lot of hard work, our workers have brought the Congress to a position that today Congress is standing on the verge of a sure victory in Uttarakhand.

Sometimes strategic decisions have to be taken in the party

Former CM Harish Rawat is against the entry of Harak Singh Rawat in the party. Although he did not say anything directly, but also in the politics of the couple, sometimes strategic decisions have to be made. But the sentiments of the party workers should also be kept in mind in these decisions. His indication was clear that if the party high command gets Dr. Harak Singh Rawat included in the party, then Harish Rawat’s issues should be resolved first, the matter on which he is angry, it will be removed first. Meaning, Harak Singh Rawat should apologize for the act of toppling his government in the year 2016, only after that his entry should be made in the party.

Told Vijay Bahuguna as the main accused

What if former CM Vijay Bahuguna also comes back to the Congress party? On this question, Harish Rawat said that in the year 2016, when nine party MLAs revolted and toppled his government, Vijay Bahuguna was heading the rebellion. Therefore, the question of Vijay Bahuguna’s return to the party does not arise. What he did does not deserve an apology in a democracy. He called Bahuguna the main accused in the 2016 political uprising.

Were asking for tickets for the family, so Harak was fired

After being expelled from the BJP for six years and being sacked as a cabinet minister, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami interacted with the media on Monday. He said that Harak was pressurizing his family for tickets, so he was evicted. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that BJP has different policies.

In BJP, ticket is given to only one person from a family. In such a situation, it was not possible to accept Harak’s demand. That is why Harak Singh Rawat was dismissed from the cabinet. Harak Singh Rawat was holding seven ministries in the Dhami government. Harak Singh Rawat was seeking ticket from Lansdowne for his daughter-in-law Anukreethy Gusain Rawat. BJP had sent Harak’s name in its panel from Kotdwar as well as Kedarnath. It is being said that Harak did not attend the core group meeting held two days ago only to demand family tickets. His action angered the party high command.

Last nail on BJP’s coffin

At the same time, Uttarakhand Leader of Opposition Pritam Singh has targeted the BJP. He has said that the fort of BJP is going to be destroyed in the upcoming elections. Harak Singh Rawat has put the last nail on the coffin of BJP. The national leadership will take a decision on his return to the party. Said that if Hark comes back to Congress, then the party will be strengthened. Harak is deeply hurt by being expelled by BJP. He himself has told the media that now he will serve the Congress. Said that not only Uttarakhand but the people of the country have now made up their mind for change. In the upcoming elections which are going to be held in five states, the desolation of BJP has started.

Their sentiments have been hurt: Ganesh Godiyal

Congress state president Ganesh Godiyal said that Harak Singh Rawat had supported the BJP in times of calamity, but today the way he was sacked from the post of minister and removed from the party, it has hurt his sentiments. BJP had harmed the party by using them against Congress in 2016, then BJP should have thought who is doing pressure politics. Said that the high command will take a decision on Harak Singh Rawat joining the party. He welcomed Harak Singh’s statement, in which he had said that he wanted to serve the party selflessly by joining the Congress party. On Monday, a meeting of party leaders is going to be held in Delhi itself, in which the issue of Harak Singh Rawat will be discussed.

Harak is now realizing that he was mistaken in 2016, if he thinks so, then his return to the party should be considered. How the party uses them will be discussed. On the question of one family one ticket, Godiyal said that BJP should think about this. He had implemented this formula in 2017 also, then on what basis he had given ticket to Yashpal Arya and Sanjeev Arya. Godiyal agreed that if Harak Singh Rawat joins the Congress party, it will benefit the party. He said that whatever political developments are going on in Uttarakhand. It is clear from this that Congress is returning to power.