Uttarakhand Assembly polls 2022: Congress CEC to meet today for selection of candidates

Congress CEC will meet today at 4 pm for the selection of candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls.

New Delhi: The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress will meet on Friday (January 21, 2022) at 4 pm through video conferencing for the selection of candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls.

Earlier, on Wednesday, Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that a decision on taking back Harak Singh Rawat into the party is not for him to take and the party leadership has to take a call on the matter.

"I am not angry with anyone. Congress high command has to decide whether Harak Singh Rawat will be inducted into the party or not. I will accept whatever decision the Congress party takes. I am not in the capacity to decide whether Harak Singh Rawat should be inducted into the party or not," Rawat told ANI.