03-05-2006, 12:17 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Tiwari puts in papers with Sonia </b>
Pioneer.com
Namita Kala/ Dehra Dun
Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari took the wind out of the sails of friends and foes alike when he announced he had sent in his resignation to Ms Sonia Gandhi on Saturday. Â
In his statement, he said given his age (he is 81), he no longer felt he would be able to lead the State, especially in view of the coming elections.
Mr Tiwari said he was going to give the high command a month to decide on his successor and after that would hand in his papers.
His announcement comes in the wake of a stormy Cabinet session on Friday. Sources said, <b>the entire Cabinet virtually cornered Mr Tiwari on a grievance that most Ministers have been having with the bureaucracy. There have been complaints from every politician in the State that the bureaucracy cold shoulders orders of Ministers</b>.
On Friday, the complaint became particularly vociferous with even his close supporters like Tilak Behar unsheathing their swords.
Besides, a section of the party believes his latest missile is an ingenious way to worm his way into the Centre. T<b>he thinking is that with the Rajya Sabha seat from Uttaranchal due for elections on March 28</b>, Mr Tiwari is trying to inveigle his way to the Centre via Rajya Sabha. Interestingly, at the time when Mr Tiwari made known his intentions to quit, Mr Moti Lal Vohra was with PCC chief Mr Harish Rawat in Almora. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pioneer.com
Namita Kala/ Dehra Dun
Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari took the wind out of the sails of friends and foes alike when he announced he had sent in his resignation to Ms Sonia Gandhi on Saturday. Â
In his statement, he said given his age (he is 81), he no longer felt he would be able to lead the State, especially in view of the coming elections.
Mr Tiwari said he was going to give the high command a month to decide on his successor and after that would hand in his papers.
His announcement comes in the wake of a stormy Cabinet session on Friday. Sources said, <b>the entire Cabinet virtually cornered Mr Tiwari on a grievance that most Ministers have been having with the bureaucracy. There have been complaints from every politician in the State that the bureaucracy cold shoulders orders of Ministers</b>.
On Friday, the complaint became particularly vociferous with even his close supporters like Tilak Behar unsheathing their swords.
Besides, a section of the party believes his latest missile is an ingenious way to worm his way into the Centre. T<b>he thinking is that with the Rajya Sabha seat from Uttaranchal due for elections on March 28</b>, Mr Tiwari is trying to inveigle his way to the Centre via Rajya Sabha. Interestingly, at the time when Mr Tiwari made known his intentions to quit, Mr Moti Lal Vohra was with PCC chief Mr Harish Rawat in Almora. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->