No political instability in Uttarakhand, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

Uttarakhand (उत्तराखंड) Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (पुष्कर सिंह धामी) in an interaction with ETV Bharat correspondent Anamika Ratna claimed that there is no political instability (राजनैतिक अस्थिरता) in the state and that his frequent visits to New Delhi (नई दिल्ली) has got nothing to do with the elections.

New Delhi: Uttarakhand (उत्तराखंड) Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (पुष्कर सिंह धामी) who is on a visit to the national capital on Wednesday ruled out any political instability in the state. He met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other union ministers in New Delhi (नई दिल्ली) yesterday and discussed various development projects in the state. During a conversation with ETV Bharat, Dhami answered queries about his frequent visits to Delhi, the 2022 Assembly polls in the state and others, but he told in unequivocal terms that the Delhi visit was purely to discuss the issues related to the state.

The chief minister further said that his visit was to discuss the progress of an ongoing the Tanakpur-Bageshwar (टनकपुर-बागेश्वर) broad gauge railway line project which holds strategic importance, as it is located near the China-Nepal (चीन-नेपाल) border. As the project comprises tunnel construction and works related to defence, roads, national security and other issues, he had to discuss it with union ministers, CM Dhami added.

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Dhami also said that he spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari regarding the Char-Dham road project and apart from this, he had held consultations with others regarding the approval of other roads. All the ministers have given their assurance to ensure the completion of the projects, the CM added.

Targeting the opposition, Dhami said, "They don't have any other work, if the government does something, then they question as to why it was done. And also if nothing is done, they say the same thing. However, whatever happens in the interest of Uttarakhand, we will continue to do it."

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