Gairsain Vidhan Bhawan project an eyewash: Khanduri

Terming steps taken by the Vijay Bahuguna government to build a Vidhan Bhawan at Gairsain as a "pure drama", senior BJP leader B C Khanduri today said the project will meet the same fate as Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line which still awaits implementation.
"The foundation stone for Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line was laid in 1996. One statement after another is being issued on the project by the ruling Congress but it is yet to be implemented. I am sure the Gairsain assembly project will meet the same fate," Khanduri told reporters here.
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Gairsain Assembly building on January 14 and said at least one session of the House will be held there every year.

The Congress has been projecting it as a step which will speed up development of backward hill areas of the state.
Khanduri, who is on a visit these days to the interior districts of Garhwal region along with newly-appointed state BJP chief Tirath Singh Rawat, said whatever has been done so far on Gairsain is no more than a "pure drama".