Two BJP leaders, political appointees to state corporations, have resigned following pressure from the ruling Congress, official sources said on Friday. Raghunath Singh Chauhan resigned from chairmanship of forest development corporation while Prem Chand Aggarwal from chairmanship of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), the sources said.
The resignations of the BJP leaders came as state Congress chief Harish Rawat warned the BJP leaders to resign on moral grounds failing which they will be sacked.
Bureau Report