"Pray That Congress Expels Me": Harish Rawat On Corruption Accusations
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Referring to the Holi, he said it's an apt occasion to get rid of evil and "evil like Harish Rawat" should also be burned during Holika Dahan.
Congress poll campaign head for Uttarakhand Harish Rawat today requested his party to expel him over accusations of the former Chief Minister selling party tickets during assembly elections and offering posts in the upcoming government for money. Without naming who has made these accusations, Mr Rawat said they are people who hold important posts in the party. #पद और पार्टी टिकट बेचने का आरोप अत्यधिक गंभीर है और यदि वह आरोप एक ऐसे व्यक्ति पर लगाया जा रहा हो, जो मुख्यमंत्री रहा है, जो पार्टी का प्रदेश अध्यक्ष रहा है, जो पार्टी का महासचिव रहा है और कांग्रेस कार्यसमिति का सदस्य है और आरोप लगाने वाला...1/2 pic.twitter.com/ixicDcSTyz
"Accusations of selling tickets and posts are very serious and if those are being made on a person who has been a Chief Minister, regional party chief, General Secretary of the party and also a member of the Congress Working Committee," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
Mr Rawat, who lost the recently concluded assembly elections from the Lalkuwa seat in Uttarakhand, made a reference to those who have made these accusations. Those making these allegations are also at important posts in the party, he said and added that it's being spread by supporters of a person on a "very important post".
