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Harish Rawat Defies Congress High Command: "No Stopping Now" in Uttarakhand
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News18•05-10-2026, 10:43
Harish Rawat Defies Congress High Command: "No Stopping Now" in Uttarakhand
- •Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat appears to be preparing for a confrontation with his own party leadership.
- •The party leadership wants Rawat to work with the organization, but he is continuing his separate programs.
- •Congress National General Secretary KC Venugopal summoned Rawat to Delhi, instructing him to adhere to party decisions.
- •Uttarakhand Congress in-charge Kumari Selja questioned Rawat's travels in a letter, citing lack of discussion with her or the state president.
- •Rawat signaled his intent to continue his programs with a social media post, stating "now there's no stopping" as he began the second phase of his 'Dhanyawad Evam Jansamvad Yatra'.
Key Questions Answered
KC Venugopal summoned Harish Rawat to Delhi to tell him to rein in his political activities and adhere to party decisions instead of conducting separate independent programs across Uttarakhand.
In an October 1 letter, Kumari Selja questioned Harish Rawat's state travels, stating that his journeys had neither been discussed with her nor with the state Congress president ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
Harish Rawat was interrogated for several hours at the ED office after the agency registered a case against one of his close associates in connection with an alleged 2016 recruitment scam.
