Safe now,Khanduri stresses on development

Sending a clear message that he was in complete command of the state administration,Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri held a day-long review meeting on Wednesday with the officials of the various districts as well as the top brass of the state administration.

We have been focusing on the development of the state and its people. It would not be wrong to say that over the last two years our hands were tied by repeated implementation of the election model code of conduct owing to a series of bypolls and other elections. Now,we want to get back on track towards implementing development oriented schemes, said a visibly-confident Khanduri.

He asserted that his focus was on ensuring cohesion between the district-level officials and state government to ensure that the beneficiaries of various schemes faced no problems in getting their due.

This was the first major administrative event after the elections and the subsequent power struggle witnessed by the state between the camps led by Khanduri and his bete noire Bhagat Singh Koshiyari. Todays meeting is focused on how to improve things, he said.