No one asked me to resign: Former Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat
India | August 01, 2021 10:37 ISTIn an interview with IANS, Rawat also said that when he was appointed CM of the state, "some people" started a conspiracy to malign his image.
In an interview with IANS, Rawat also said that when he was appointed CM of the state, "some people" started a conspiracy to malign his image.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday chose the next chief minister of Uttarakhand, two-time legislator Pushkar Singh Dhami, for the state’s top post, after days of frenetic meetings and discussions that culminated in the resignation of CM Tirath Singh Rawat late on Friday night.
Pushkar Singh Dhami will be the new Uttarakhand Chief Minister after ex-CM Tirath Singh Rawat resigned from the post on Friday night on the grounds of facing a constitutional crisis.
A day after Tirath Singh Rawat resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) picked Pushkar Singh Dhami for the top post. Dhami will be 11th CM of the hilly state and third in four months. Dhami represents Khatima constituency in the Uttarakhand Assembly.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed in his resignation to the Governor on Friday, barely four months after he took charge and just ahead of polls next year in the state.
Amid row over by-polls, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday resigned from his post. He submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and apprised him of the COVID-19 situation in the state.
The chief minister was replying to a question as to why the two religious events should not be equated (Nizamuddin Markaz and Kumbh) as Kumbh also draws crowds and could strengthen the second wave of the coronavirus infection.
Meanwhile, the Central Academy for State Forest Service, The Doon School and IIT-Roorkee reported as many as 56 positive cases of coronavirus as the second wave of COVID-19 spreads across the country.
Tirath Singh Rawat said he was shocked to see a woman running an NGO in ripped jeans, and was concerned about the example she was setting for society.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya paving the way for leadership change in the state as the ruling BJP gears up for assembly elections next year.
Dhan Singh Rawat has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivenrdra Singh Rawat.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met Governor Baby Rani Maurya at the Raj Bhawan and submitted his resignation.
Beleaguered Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who came back to Dehradun on Tuesday, is expected to make an important announcement this evening, sources close to the CM office said.
Amid the speculations related to change in the leadership of the Uttarakhand government following a sudden core committee meeting of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, the political temperature in the state again soared high after chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat reaches Dehradun today. CM Rawat likely to Governor today at 4pm.
Beleaguered Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who came back to Dehradun on Tuesday, is expected to make an important announcement this evening, sources close to the CM office said.
On the occassion of National Girl's Day, Srishti Goswami of Daulatpur village in Haridwar district held the position of Uttarakhand chief minister and became the first woman CM of the state.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that he has tested positive for coronavirus on Friday.
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