"Like Dhoni...": Defence Minister's Praise For Uttrakhand Chief Minister

Pushkar Singh Dhami is doing a "relentless batting" like Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a 20-20 match, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is doing a "relentless batting" like Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a 20-20 match and deserves a "full-length, five-year" test match chance, Defence Minister Rajanath Singh said on Saturday.

Using cricket terminologies, Defence Minister Singh sought a full five-year term for Mr Dhami in poll-bound Uttarakhand after the 2022 assembly elections, likening his short tenure in the fag-end of the state assembly to a T-20 match.

Hailing Mr Dhami's performance as the chief minister in just over four months, Mr Singh made the recommendation for him while launching the second leg of the Shaheed Samman Yatra from a martyrs village in the district.

"I was amazed when Dhami announced that he has made 400 decisions in just around four months of his tenure. I have myself been a chief minister. Four hundred decisions in four months is not an ordinary feat," said Rajnath Singh.