Modiji has said we have to make Uttarakhand as a Uttam Pradesh (best state).
"If we wish to summarise the agenda in one line, it is development of all. Modiji has said we have to make Uttarakhand as a Uttam Pradesh (best state).
"We have to utilise 'jawan' (youth) and 'pani' (water) of the state for the state. We have to provide a clean and responsible government to the people which should be accountable.
"We have to check 'palayan (migration)' of the people from hills to plane. All sections should feel that this government is their own government. We have to deliver to people and fulfill the aspirations of people," he said.
Asked about the impact of the results of 2014 Lok Sabha elections in the assembly polls, he said there is no doubt that "Modi wave would be one of the important factors which will influence this election also".
"The popularity of Modiji is increasing day by day and this is due to his policies and actions. This factor is also evident from the results of elections which were held recently in different states," he said.
On accusation that BJP is indulging in dynastic politics by giving tickets to family members of its leaders, Bhatt said, "BJP is against 'vanshvad' (dynastic politics) but there is also another factor. In a family, if more than one person is active in political field and has a mass base, how can he or she be denied ticket just because another member is being given ticket?
"This is what happened this time in Uttarakhand. Such tickets are given on basis of merit and not on the basis that their other family members are influential," he said.
On reported angst in party loyalists due to tickets being alloted to Congress rebels who had joined the saffron party, he said, "We have only 70 seats in assembly and more than 1,500 people were aspirants. Naturally, more than 1,400 people did not get tickets.
"As a natural reaction, few people expressed their unhappiness. But as a disciplined worker of the party, majority of them have accepted the decision of the party and now they are working for the party. Those few who are not in line with the party are now facing action." On the accusation that BJP has bought Congress heavy weights by paying them money, he said, "There is no truth in this allegation. They all are established leaders and can you think that they wanted any such thing?""
Asked about former Uttarakhand BJP chief and sitting MLA Tirath Singh Rawat reportedly expressing discontent over allocation of ticket to the Congress rebel Satpal Maharaj from Chaubattakhal seat, Bhatt said, "Tirath is a dedicated leader of the party. He understands the situation. After initial reaction, now he is working wholeheartedly for the party." BJP has appointed Tirath as the party's national secretary, a move seen in political circles as an attempt to placate the sulking leader.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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