Accusing the BJP and in addition supporters of a Congress chief of attempting to tarnish his picture, former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has stated he would give up politics if confirmed that he ever made a press release on establishing a Muslim college within the state.
Attributing the assertion to Rawat, who was the Congress’ marketing campaign head for the Uttarakhand meeting elections, the BJP had made it a serious challenge within the run-up to the polls.
The meeting elections have been held on February 14 and the BJP recorded an enormous victory for a second consecutive time period by profitable 47 out of the 70 seats within the state.
“For fairly a while since our electoral loss, there was a barrage of unfounded cause towards me on social media with out rhyme or cause. Apart from BJP supporters, some individuals related to considered one of our leaders are additionally firing salvos at me. They suppose it is a chance to throw me onto the bottom and kill me,” Rawat stated in a Facebook put up on Sunday with out naming anybody.
The senior Congress chief stated he had just lately provided a money reward of Rs 50,000 to anybody who dropped at him 10 copies of the newspaper which reported it.
“However, now that supporters of a Congress leader are also part of this smear campaign against me I have increased the amount to Rs 1 lakh. The day it is proven that the statement on establishing a Muslim university was made by me, I would sit under Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and retire from politics,” Rawat stated.
He stated he desires to show these liable for spreading this lie about him by social media.
“I have to contradict the false being made against me and unmask the people behind this conspiracy,” Rawat stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
