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Ex-CM Harish Rawat Postpones Nine Rallies in Uttarakhand
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News18•07-10-2026, 22:30
Ex-CM Harish Rawat Postpones Nine Rallies in Uttarakhand
- •Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has postponed nine upcoming rallies across the state.
- •The decision follows Rawat's recent defiance of the Congress High Command by leading a massive yatra in Jaspur.
- •A scheduled meeting between Rawat and Congress general secretary Kumari Selja in Delhi was postponed to a later date.
- •Rawat apologized to party workers on social media and stated he will wait while hoping the party adopts a similar public outreach program.
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Harish Rawat postponed his nine upcoming rallies in Uttarakhand following a series of tensions with the party high command over his independent political outreach programmes and after defying directives by leading a yatra in Jaspur.
Harish Rawat defied the Congress High Command's directive on October 5 by leading a massive 'Dhanyavad evam Jansamvad Yatra' in Jaspur, located in the Udham Singh Nagar district.
Harish Rawat was scheduled to meet Congress General Secretary and Uttarakhand in-charge Kumari Selja in Delhi on Wednesday evening, though the meeting could not take place and was expected to be rescheduled.
