Cong appoints Bali as U'khand poll observer

The Congress today appointed Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister G S Bali as its observer for the Uttarakhand Assembly elections.
"A letter of Madhusudan Mistry, AICC general secretary, has been received after clearance from Congress president Sonia Gandhi in this regard," a spokesman at Bali's office said.
Meanwhile, Bali, after laying the foundation stone for a bus stand in Nupur, said if the state government can provide crores in subsidy for electricity and food grains every month then it can also provide the unemployment allowance.
"I, Vidya Stokes and Mukesh Agnihotri were there in committee to find out feasibilities to gather money for unemployment allowance, and the report has already been given to the CM," he claimed.

On talks of relations between him and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh being "tense" on the umemployment allowance issue, the Minister said, " I have good personal relations with the CM, and these will remain till death."
Earlier too, during a December 24 rally of Rahul Gandhi, Bali had attacked his government on the issue.