Asset issues with U’khand to be settled with talks: Yogi
HARIDWAR: Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have decided to resolve 21- year- old issues regarding the assets division between the two states through dialogue, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday, adding that it will set an example for resolving of interstate disputes in the country.
Adityanath handed over the keys of Alaknanda hotel in Haridwar to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, ending a 21-yearold dispute over the possession of the hotel between the two states, and inaugurated Bhagirathi guesthouse built by the UP government at a cost of ₹ 41 crore in the pilgrimage town.
“When I became UP chief minister in 2017, within a week the Supreme Court had expressed resentment over delay in resolving property disputes between the two states regarding handing over of Alaknanda hotel to Uttarakhand. I took it as a priority so that such inter-state disputes don’t get dragged on for years in courts but get resolved with dialogue. I assure people of Uttarakhand that both sides will be satisfied as all disputes pertaining the two states will be resolved in a similar manner as has been done in the Alaknanda hotel case,” said Adityanath.
“Ganga is born only when Bhagirathi and Alaknanda come together. UP and Uttarakhand may be two states, but the feelings and sentiments of people in both the states are the same. Not leaving it to bureaucracy, we have resolved most of the issues politically through dialogue,” Adityanath said.
The UP CM said the issues have been resolved with inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision regarding Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat (One India, Great India ). “We have to resonate with PM Modi’s vision and everyone has to contribute to it,” he said