He also alleged that the contents of the sting CD went more against the BJP than him as it proved that there was a conspiracy to topple his government. He said instead of “wiping the tears” of the disaster-hit state and offering solace to people, the NDA government imposed President’s Rule and tried topple the elected Congress government “which was restored after intervention of the Supreme Court”. Rawat said the Centre had imposed the President’s Rule based on a sting CD, which has now become “an embarrassment” for the saffron party. “While I would not comment on the EC’s decision, I must say the so called sting CD has more to say about BJP than me. The Congress leader alleged that the Modi government “also tried to dislodge my government by engineering defection in the party, but it was undone by the judiciary”.

Source: Hindustan Times January 28, 2017 14:53 UTC