Congress troubleshooter Harish Rawat runs into trouble at home
"Isn't it strange that the organizational structure at most places, instead of extending a helping hand, is standing with its head turned away or playing a negative role at a time when I have to swim across the ocean of elections," Rawat wrote on ...
Days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's public address in Dehradun, which was micro-managed by Uttarakhand's All India Congress Committee in-charge Devendra Yadav, former chief minister Harish Rawat tweeted on Wednesday, "The powers that be have left crocodiles there. People on whose orders I have to swim across the ocean of elections, their nominees are tying up my hands and feet."
The Rawat camp has been unhappy over Yadav's alleged interference and his usurping of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) roles too in the run-up to the assembly election, said people aware of the matter. At Gandhi's rally, Yadav did not leave much space for Rawat and his loyalists, they said. He insisted on a collective leadership and denied Rawat a big role in the event.
"Isn't it strange that the organizational structure at most places, instead of extending a helping hand, is standing with its head turned away or playing a negative role at a time when I have to swim across the ocean of elections," Rawat wrote on Twitter..
The former CM further tweeted, "I am filled with thoughts. A voice from within sometimes tells me it is enough Harish Rawat, you have swam long, it is time to rest. I am in a dilemma. The New Year may show me the way."
Senior Congress leader Surendra Kumar said, "There is no alternative to Harish Rawat in Uttarakhand. He is the most popular leader in the state. But there are some forces playing into the BJP's hands to mar the possibility of Congress making a comeback in the state."
