Will focus on health, edu, tourism sector, says Rawat
DEHRADUN: Will focus on improving health, education and majorly on the tourism sector in the state during my tenure of about a year, said newly named chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat in party state headquarters in Dehradun on Wednesday.
A resident of Pauri Garhwal district and MP from the same constituency, 56-year-old Rawat was named as the new chief minister by outgoing chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat following the BJP legislature party meeting to decide on the new name in presence of party central observers including former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh, party state unit in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam and party state co-in-charge Rekha Verma in party headquarters.
Expressing his gratitude to the Central leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and party national president, Rawat said, “I am grateful to the organisation that they gave me this opportunity to serve the state which I never thought I would get.”
“During my tenure of about a year before the next assembly elections in 2022, I would focus on health, education and especially on tourism which is a major sector in our state. Will continue to work on the development programmes introduced by Trivendra Singh Rawat so as to ensure victory in next assembly elections,” he said.
Rawat, who started his public life with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) during his student life and worked as Chhetriya Pracharak for several years before joining Bharatiya Janata Party said, “he didn’t know what BJP is.”
“When I used to work as the RSS member, I got the opportunity to meet late former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1985 in Srinagar town of Pauri Garhwal. Seeing
his down-to-earth attitude, I was later inspired to come into Bharatiya Janata Party to serve the people. Now when I have been given this opportunity, I am extremely thankful to the party organisation,” said Rawat.
Earlier during the event, party central observer Raman Singh said, “Rawat’s name was approved by the party central leadership.”
“We had apprised the central leadership of the happenings last night and today morning. When his name was floated, all the party members agreed on it unanimously which made me immensely happy to see the level of coordination and unity in the organisation,” Singh further added.
Citing the works done by outgoing chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, he said, “Trivendra in his last four years of tenure through various development works had made a robust basis on which Tirath would now make a strong building to continue the development.”