Dehradun, Feb. 17 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 16 Feb: BJP state general secretary Deepti Rawat Bhardwaj today termed the Congress party's Lok Bhavan gherao programme as "aimless and directionless", alleging that it was largely a symbolic political exercise without clarity of purpose.

Speaking at the party headquarters, Rawat claimed that if even those participating in the rally were asked about the objective of the protest, they would not be able to clearly explain it. According to her, this reflects the Congress party's inability to communicate a defined agenda to the public.

She remarked that a party which usually gathers a few hundred supporters should introspect rather than project a marginally higher turnout as a major achiev...