Ready for polls in Uttarakhand: Congress

NEW DELHI: Congress today said that it was "ready" for polls in Uttarakhand and alleged that the BJP toppled the Harish Rawat government as it feared defeat due to the "good work" done by the party government in the state.

"What is shocking is that the elections in Uttarakhand are very close by - just six months away, the BJP, in its desperation is trying to topple the Government. We are definitely ready for elections. They were worried for the good work being done there by the Congress Government in Uttarakhand and felt that if it is continued, they have no chance of winning," Party Spokesman R P N Singh said.

Singh downplayed reports of rebellion in Manipur against the Chief Minister and practically half of Congress MLAs are up in arms against the leadership of Ibobi Singh.

On questions about Manipur, he said in many states as well as in Central Government, there are lot of people who have "dissent" against the leadership - be it at the Centre or at the State.

"Even the Centre where there is full majority Government in Delhi - isn't it that there is a lot of dissent within the BJP, how this Government is being run but that does not mean that we use money power and muscle power to bring down the Government", he said

Singh alleged that over the last few months the BJP has been dismantling all the democratic Institutions - "be it trampling upon democratically elected governments like what we have seen in Uttarakhand and what happened in Arunachal Pradesh."