Rebels accuse U'khand CM of horse-trading; Congress denies charge

Congress alleged that the “dirty tricks department” of BJP president Amit Shah is at work, while the saffron outfit demanded “immediate dismissal” of the Rawat government. 

Releasing the alleged ‘sting video’ in Delhi, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, who is leading the rebel MLAs, said, “The very content of that CD proves that you (Rawat) are using undue influence and bribe to attract the nine MLAs... He should resign on moral grounds.” 

“The sting CD being shown on news channels is fake. The reputation of the man behind it who is associated with a private news channel is not hidden from anyone. His antecedents must be probed,” Rawat said at a hurriedly-called press conference at his residence in Dehradun. 

Reacting to the ‘sting video’, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said Rawat has “no right to remain in power” even for a moment and said a party delegation will meet President Pranab Mukherjee to demand his intervention.