New Delhi: Reinstated as the Uttarakhand CM, Harish Rawat said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would think twice before imposing President's Rule under Article 356 in any state.
<img title="Harish Rawat" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/apr/Harish-Rawat.jpg" alt="Harish Rawat" width="670" height="668" /> Harish Rawat
"What was the need to impose President's Rule in the state? The floor test in Uttarakhand has taught BJP a lesson. It will now think twice before imposing Article 356 in any state," Rawat said in an interview.
He said that the sting operation against him was a 'political conspiracy' and that he could be arrested any day.
"I am waiting for the day when CBI arrests me for the sting. A day before the floor test, CBI called me for questioning in Delhi. I was unwell and according to the provisions of CBI, it could have come here to question me since I am a senior citizen," he said, adding, "The sting operation was a political conspiracy by the BJP."
Days after the political crisis erupted in Uttarakhand, the rebel Congress legislators had released a video clip on the sting which allegedly showed that Rawat tried to bribe them to return to his camp.
"I know that I will get good results if I call for polls now. But in the last two months, due to the political crisis, the state has suffered a lot in terms of development. Hence, my priority is to speed up the development work in the state," he said.

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