Pushkar Singh Dhami Takes Oath As CM BJP FACES TOUGH TIME in UTTARAKHAND, MLAS SULK Varun Sharma
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Met BJP's Ashish Shelar at social gatherings... PG 04 << VIEWS & VISION OF CITY Volume: 12, Issue: 277 MONDAY, JULY 05, 2021, MUMBAI 12 Pages, ₹2 /- RNI No. MAHENG/2009/29332 www.afternoonvoice.com Pushkar Singh Dhami Takes oath as CM BJP FACES TOUGH TIME IN UTTARAKHAND, MLAS SULK Varun Sharma Dr. Vaidehi Taman Whereas Amit Shah has intervened feels title afternoon_voice in the matter to comfort the angered leaders. Earlier in the day, BJP of his new... h e a d o f o a t h - t a k i n g leaders insisted that there was no rift << ceremony of Uttarakhand’s over Dhami. PG 12 AChief Minister Pushkar A two-time MLA from Khatima, Singh Dhami on Sunday, CM Tirath Dhami was not even a minister in Singh Rawat’s cabinet were sulking either the Trivendra Singh Rawat and the party is making all efforts to or the Tirath Singh Rawat pacify them amid reports that the government and has archaic many selection of Dhami for the top role senior leaders to the chair. Party has fueled resentment in the state leaders however said Dhami’s unit. Nainital MP Ajay Bhatt, party selection balances the regional and in-charge Dushyant Gautam were caste representation inside the trying to conciliate the sulking party in Uttarakhand as a Brahmin MLAs ahead of the ceremony at leader from Garhwal; Madan 5pm. Kaushik is the party chief. The contenders for CM chair, The BJP has placed its bets on Satpal Maharaj, Madan 45-year-old Dhami believing that Kaushik, Subodh Uniyal, he can appeal to the youth voter as Harak Singh Rawat, he earlier served as BJP Yuva 'Why is Bishan Singh Chuphal Morcha chief in the state. The and Yashpal Arya sources said that the opposite camp PM Modi have voiced their leaders who are not with Dhami reservations with can possibly rebel or make it tough Dhami to the party for the party in upcoming not ready for... h i g h c o m m a n d . elections. PG 05 << Pushkar Singh Dhami - Chief Minister of Uttarakhand at the age of 45 hami, a law graduate in human resource management Pithoragarh in 1975, will be the third chief minister in a short and industrial relations, is also a member of the span of just 116 days in Uttarakhand. Dhami has been the DUttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Khatima Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Karyakarta and its constituency in Udham Singh Nagar district.He became the affiliate bodies for more than 30 years. He was also a member youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand at the age of 45. The of the RSS’ student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad change of guard came a day after Tirat Singh Rawat resigned (ABVP) for 10 years and worked in Uttar Pradesh’s Awadh from the post amid backbiting and disappearing chances of his region during the period. getting elected to the state Legislative Assembly by September The relatively young politician from the Kumaon of the 10. state, Dhami has been the president of the BJP’s Uttarakhand Dhami, who was born in the Kanalichhina area of Dr.Vaidehi CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 afternoonvoice.com/editorial [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews MONDAY, JULY 05 , 2021 Editoritis AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 02 Pushkar Singh Dhami - Chief Minister of Uttarakhand at the age of 45 << PAGE 1 Soon after his election as the BJP legislature party leader, Dhami headed for the Raj Bhawan Who is Pushkar Singh Dhami? Yuva Morcha twice from 2002 to 2008. He also along with a number of MLAs and the central Dhami is considered to be close to held the post of vice-chairman with state minister observers to stake his claim to form the rank of the urban monitoring committee in the Maharashtragovernor and former Uttarakhand government. He will take oath as Chief Minister chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari. According state. He is son of a former Indian Army at 5pm on Sunday, the Uttarakhand Raj Bhavan personnel, Dhami was an officer on special duty to NDTV, he served as an Officer on Special confirmed.Soon after being elected as leader of Duty to Koshyari. Dhami is also considered close (OSD) to now Maharashtra Governor Bhagat the legislature party, Dhami thanked the BJP to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Singh Koshiyari when he became chief minister leadership for reposing faith in him and said he report said. of Uttarakhand in 2001 after the replacement of will deal with the challenges lying ahead with the first chief minister Nityanand Swami. Dhami everyone's cooperation. Born on 16 September, 1975, in Kanalichinna of played an active role in the BJP’s affairs when The names of nearly half-a-dozen MLAs had Pithoragarh district, Dhami’s early education Koshiyari became the president of the state unit of took place in the village. Dhami pursued his done the rounds as probable candidates for the top higher education from Lucknow University and the party in 2002. job, including that of Satpal Maharaj, Dhan Singh Dhami was pushed into the election by his is a Post Graduate in Management. He completed Rawat, besides Dhami. A section of party leaders his LLB from Lucknow University in 2002. mentor Koshiyari in 2012. He contested the polls also recommended former Chief Minister successfully from the Khatima assembly seat. Trivendra Singh Rawat. Tirath Singh Rawat, till Dhami has held various posts, from the district to Dhami is also reportedly close to defence minister then an MP, was sworn in as Chief Minister in the national level, in the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Rajnath Singh.The BJP lost the Uttarakhand March following fierce dissent against Trivendra Parishad (ABVP) from 1990 to 1999. He has assembly election by just one seat under the Singh Rawat. To keep the post, however, Rawat served as the state chief of the Bharatiya Janata leadership of BC Khanduri when he first became had to win an assembly seat by September 10. Yuva Morcha from 2002 to 2008 and has also an MLA for the first time in 2012. Dhami retained Pushkar Singh Dhami, paddled a controversy been the BJP's state unit vice-president. his Khatima seat in 2017 when the BJP came to even before he took oath because of a map of power in the hills winning 57 seats in the 70- India he tweeted six years ago. The map, member House. purportedly showing "Akhand Bharat (undivided distorted version on its website. Last year, Twitter The name of Dhami, considered close to Union India)" at some point in history, had missed out Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was declared had depicted Leh as part of China. key parts of present-day India. Twitter users lost In February, the government had called out the after the 57 Uttarakhand BJP MLAs met at the no time in digging out the post, pointing out that party headquarters in capital Dehradun. Dhami's World Health Organisation or WHO over the the Indian map, demarcated by a white line on the "wrong depiction" of India's map on its website. name was proposed by outgoing Chief Minister red "Akhand Bharat" background, left out parts of Tirath Singh Rawat and Mr Kaushik and The world's top health body later put a disclaimer Ladakh and the areas currently occupied by on its website. He was trolled on social media but seconded by a number of MLAs, including Pakistan. Falsification of the Indian map has former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, that did not stop him to take up his high chair. landed many in trouble. Most recently, two police Dhami, the state's third Chief Minister in four Union Minister Tomar. No other name was cases were filed against Twitter for carrying the proposed. months, took oath at 5 pm today. [email protected] vaidehitaman vaidehisachin Volume No. 12 | Issue No. 277 Editor Dr. Vaidehi Printer and Publisher Printed at Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. 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