Harish Rawat

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The actor's visits to Kedarnath have drawn attention after the temple panel said non-Hindus must submit an affidavit declaring faith, bringing into focus new entry conditions at key Hindu shrines ahead of the Char Dham Yatra

Harish Rawat has been relieved as the Congress' in-charge for Punjab and Chandigarh. He has been replace by Harish Chaudhary with immediate effect. Rawat had met Rahul Gandhi earlier this week and urged to be relieved of his responsibilities in Punjab to allow him to concentrate on Uttarakhand, that also goes to polls next year.

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday took a swipe at Harish Rawat, the Congress campaign head in poll-bound Uttarakhand after he alleged non-cooperation from his organisation and felt that it is time for him to rest.

In a security lapse, a man brandished a knife on stage after Congress leader and former chief minister Harish Rawat completed his address at an event in Kashipur.

With state elections inching closer, the battle cry of 'Jai Ganesh' given by former CM Harish Rawat has yet again brought the Congress and the BJP face to face. Taking a swipe at the ex-CM's slogan, Union minister and BJP's election in-charge Pralhad Joshi said, "He has given a slogan of ‘Jai Ganesh’ and has pitched it against ‘Jai Shri Ram’. This reflects the level of immaturity of both Rawat and Rahul Gandhi. They are trying to mislead people."

Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat on Friday said the Centre should allow the state governments to function and not take any step violating the Supreme Court rulings in the S R Bommai and others cases on the issue of imposition of President's rule.

The CBI issued a notice to former CM of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat in the 2016 sting operation case and asked him to appear in person on July 4.

Former CM Harish Rawat, who is facing a CBI probe in the matter of a sting video made during the crisis faced by his government in 2016 posted a tweet on Saturday afternoon, seemingly hinting at the ongoing CBI probe in the matter.

Former chief minister Harish Rawat, currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Dehradun, has been served a notice by the CBI in connection with a sting video case from 2016. The notice requests his voice sample and comes after a similar notice was issued in June this year. The sting video allegedly shows Rawat trying to save his government during a floor test in the state assembly. Rawat responded to the notice on Facebook, expressing surprise at the timing of the visit and suggesting that he is being targeted for posing a threat to the country's integrity and democracy.

Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat took a jibe at former chief minister Harish Rawat on Sunday over his proposed one-day fast against the state government’s decision to not hold the forthcoming assembly session at Gairsain. “Harish Rawat has become fat, so he is going on a diet,” the CM said while reacting to the ex-CM’s decision to hold a fast on the issue.

The CBI had registered the preliminary inquiry on April 29, 2016 to probe the video purportedly showing Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat offering bribes to rebel Congress MLas in exchange for their support in the assembly floor test.

A verbal tussle has resumed between ex-chief minister Harish Rawat and his successor Trivendra Singh Rawat. While Harish Rawat accused BJP of making Uttarakhand into a “state of instability”, CM Trivendra Singh hit back saying that the statement of the former CM might have been made in wake of the “poor condition of Congress party”.

In a relief to former chief minister Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Friday deferred the hearing in the alleged sting video case against him till October 1.

The Congress on Monday said that it was "ready" for polls in Uttarakhand and alleged that BJP toppled the Harish Rawat government as it feared defeat due to the "good work" done by the party's government in the state.

Uttarakhand BJP spokesman said objected to Rawat holding two Cabinet meetings since last evening saying it was illegal and in violation of democratic norms to convene the meetings before proving majority on April 29 as directed by the high court.

Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat on Saturday urged the Central government to ensure that the ongoing CBI probe into the sting CD involving him is carried out “fairly and dispassionately”.

A concerned Congress leadership has clamped down on Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat and state unit chief Kishore Upadhyaya for public squabbles, amid signs that their differences are touching sensitive sub-regional and caste faultlines ahead of February elections.

For former CM Harish Rawat, this election was a litmus test of his political capital. However, he lost the seat by a massive margin of 14,000 votes.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed an FIR against former chief minister Harish Rawat under section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 7, 8, 9 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in the sting CD case in which the former CM was seen in a video allegedly negotiating to buy back the MLAs who had rebelled against him in March 2016 thereby plunging his government in a crisis.