Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna reacting to his thumping victory in Sitarganj By-poll said it was that the people had endorsed their mandate on the 100 days of State Government's tenure.
In an informal interaction with the media persons on his arrival in the state capital on Thursday, Mr. Bahuguna said "The way people had expressed their faiths on me, my responsibilities towards them has increased manifold," he observed and said that between developmental and negative politics the people of Sitarganj had preferred the former. When asked about the problems relating to Sitarganj, he maintained that though there had been lots of industrial development, the area had lagged behind in agricultural aspect. He pointed out that people of Sitarganj also had to face the agony of floods every year.
Speaking on the priorities of the State Government, Mr. Bahuguna said that special attention would be given to the backward areas which had remained untouched in the race of development. He said that effective implementation of development programs would be ensured and all the issues pertaining to the development of State would be advocated strongly before the Centre.
Chief Minister Bahuguna after arriving at GTC Helipad went to his Secretariat office and cleared pending files. He also discussed the matter related to the proposed meeting of Planning Commission scheduled to be held on 16 July in New Delhi with Chief Secretary Alok Kumar Jain and issued important directives. He also took stock of the Law and Order situation in the State from DGP Vijay Raghav Pant.
Earlier, as he arrived at GTC along with Cabinet Minister Yashpal Arya several Congress leaders including MLA Umesh Sharma 'Kau' and State Vice President Suryakant Dhasmana accorded him a warm welcome. Meanwhile, at Secretariat, he was welcomed and congratulated by MLA Sunderlal Mandrawal, Pradeep Batra, Madan Singh Bisht, Dinesh Dhanay, Rajkumar, Kunwar Pranav Singh 'Champion' and Sarita Arya.
