After Congress made Virendra Rawat the candidate for Haridwar Lok Sabha seat, Virendra Rawat reached Rishikesh late on Sunday night with his father, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat. He took blessings of saints after attending Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat in Rishikesh. On Sunday, Congress candidate Virendra Rawat met the Supreme President of the Ashram, Brahmaswaroop Brahmachari Maharaj at Jairam Ashram and took blessings. Her husband, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat also accompanied her. Earlier, Congress workers gave a grand welcome to former Chief Ministers Harish Rawat and Virendra Rawat with traditional musical instruments.
BJP government has not lived up to the promises made to the public – Harish Rawat
Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that the government could not live up to the promises made by the BJP’s double engine government to the people of the state. That’s why this time the public wants change in the entire state. He said that Congress is in a very good position on all the five seats in Uttarakhand and will win on all the five seats. He said that Congress has always been vocal on issues like unemployment, migration, inflation, corruption in the state. With these issues, Congress is going among the people and getting public support. He said that the party high command wanted to give him a ticket for Haridwar Lok Sabha seat, but due to health reasons he rejected it and put forward the name of party worker Virendra Rawat.
‘The public has expectations from youth leadership’
Rawat said that the people of the state have expectations from the youth leadership. The public is fed up with the way liquor shops have been opened in every village of the state, rivers and drains have been sold and employment has been snatched from the hands of youth. He said that Congress is going among the people with its promise of providing respect and social security to every section of the society.
The government has deceived the youth in the name of jobs – Virendra Rawat
Congress candidate Virendra Rawat said that the way the BJP government cheated the youth in the name of jobs, the way the work was done to save the culprits of the Vanantanra case in the name of women’s safety, the people of the state will respond to the BJP government in this election. Will give to. He said that the entire country wants to see former Congress national president Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister in 2024. He claimed that for this, Congress will win all five seats from Uttarakhand. On this occasion, Supreme President of Jairam Ashram Brahmaswaroop Brahmachari Maharaj, former Municipal President Deep Sharma, Congress leader Jayendra Ramola, Metropolitan President Rakesh Singh etc. were present.
