Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat asked for donations for his son’s election campaign through QR code, said – I am a partner in the struggle, help, respect

You must have heard the saying in which it is said that the daughter gets sold during marriage and elections. Something similar is being seen in the Lok Sabha seat of religious city Haridwar. Here a father is seen asking people for financial help on social media for his son’s election.

Harish Rawat needs financial help

Actually, Harish Rawat has requested for financial assistance for the election of his son Virendra Rawat on his social media. Harish Rawat has said that I am a partner in your struggle. Respect me and support me. Along with this, he has said that I, Harish Rawat, desire the cooperation of all of you. As you all know, our party’s account has been seized.

It is a question of son’s election campaign!

At the same time, we lack resources. If you feel like helping me, please donate ₹ 100 or more to our election account to our Haridwar Lok Sabha seat candidate Virendra Rawat, as per your capacity and faith, so that our election campaign can be funded. Couldn’t stop due to lack.

Note appeal with vote

Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat has appealed to the people of Haridwar to vote as well as financially for his son and Congress candidate Virendra Rawat. Harish Rawat has written on his social media account, due to our party’s account being seized, we are completely lacking in resources. With your financial help our election campaign will be able to run.

Why does Harish Rawat want money?

Now is the time for Lok Sabha elections 2024. Harish Rawat’s son Virendra Rawat is the Congress candidate from Haridwar Lok Sabha seat of Uttarakhand. The Election Commission has fixed the expenditure limit in Lok Sabha elections at Rs 95 lakh. Harish Rawat is appealing to the people for financial help, claiming that he does not have money for his son’s election campaign.

Is Harish Rawat out of sympathy?

Harish Rawat is considered an expert in every trick in politics. He also knows the art of sensing the mood of the public and changing it. It is believed that Harish Rawat is trying to garner political sympathy for his son Virendra Rawat, the Congress candidate. Because Virendra Rawat is facing competition from BJP candidate and former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.

Who is Harish Rawat?

Harish Rawat is a senior leader of Congress. He has been the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Harish Rawat was born on 27 April 1948 in Mohanri village located in Almora district of Uttarakhand. He has been MP 5 times. He had been the Water Resources Minister in the 15th Lok Sabha in the government of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Harish Rawat has held the charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Agriculture along with Ministry of Labor and Employment at the Centre. In the 2017 assembly elections, Harish Rawat contested from two seats and lost the election while being the Chief Minister. In 2019, he lost badly to BJP’s Ajay Bhatt from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar Lok Sabha seat.

Harish Rawat’s political journey so far

In 1990, Harish Rawat became a member of the Official Language Committee along with the Communications Minister. In 1992, he took over the post of National Vice President of All India Congress Seva Dal. He remained on this post till 1997. In 2001, he was made the President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress. In 2002, he was elected to Rajya Sabha. In 2009, he once again became the Minister of State for Labor and Employment. In the year 2011, he also got the charge of Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industry along with Parliamentary Affairs. Harish Rawat also held the Water Resources Ministry from 30 October 2012 to 31 January 2014.

Till 2014, Harish Rawat was an important face of Uttarakhand, who was discussed even at the Centre. Harish Rawat’s name was at the top among the powerful leaders of Congress. The state of Uttarakhand was established on 9 November 2000 and in the 2012 assembly elections, his name was the strongest in the race for Chief Minister. But Vijay Bahuguna was made the Chief Minister in his place.

Then suddenly something happened that within a year Harish Rawat was sitting on the CM’s chair. In fact, due to allegations of alleged failure of the state government in dealing with the Kedarnath disaster in June 2013, Bahuguna was removed from the post of CM and Harish Rawat was given the command of the state.