Ruckus in Uttarakhand assembly over CAG report

Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank later hit out at the opposition for making “baseless” allegations against the BJP government in the state and has accused it of wasting precious time of the House.

Nishank said,“CAG report is generally tabled in the House and not discussed. It goes to the Public Accounts Committee for study. They are going against the rules and tradition of the House.”

He further stated that the irregularities on which the Congress was trying to make an issue were all committed when the Congress government under Narayan Dutt Tewari was in power in the state. “The irregularities that have been pointed out by the CAG had all taken place when they have in power. They are misleading the people,which is unpardonable,” said Nishank.

Meanwhile,a member of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) Pushpesh Tripathi while raising questions on the validity of the Justice Virender Commission report tore its copy in the House. The Commission has said that Dehradun is a more feasible place for becoming the permanent capital of the state instead of the Gair Sain where the UKD wants the state capital.

“We do not recognize the report in any way. After eleven extensions and spending of crores of rupees,the Commission has come up with nothing but a feasibility study which has been got done by School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi. They have deceived the public. The government is not bound to accept this report,” he said.

Nishank however said that he has talked to the BJP’s ally UKD on the matter and claimed that Tripathi’s action was driven by emotions.