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Harish Rawat to Resign from Congress Posts Amid ED Probe, Cites Party Unity
- •Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat announced his decision to resign from all Congress party posts, stating he will present his proposal to the leadership.
- •The decision follows the Enforcement Directorate's recovery of cash and jewelry from his personal assistant, Chandan Singh Jeena, in connection with the UKSSSC exam irregularities.
- •Rawat emphasized that his resignation aims to prevent any disruption to the party's ongoing fight on state issues.
- •He was a member of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee executive and a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee.
- •The ED's searches in Dehradun led to the recovery of Rs 32 lakh in unaccounted cash, gold, and luxury watches from Jeena's residence.
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Harish Rawat offered to resign to ensure his actions do not disrupt or weaken the Congress party's ongoing fight against corruption in Uttarakhand. His decision followed an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid that recovered unaccounted cash, gold, and luxury watches from his personal assistant, Chandan Singh Jeena.
Harish Rawat offered to step down from his organizational roles as a member of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee executive and as a permanent invitee to the national-level Congress Working Committee.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches in connection with alleged large-scale irregularities in the 2016 Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari (VPDO) Examination. During the raid, the agency recovered Rs 32 lakh in unaccounted cash, gold, and luxury watches from Jeena's residence.
