Summary:
Dehradun, Oct 1 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is a batsman sent in to bat in the last over of a Twenty-20 match and expressed confidence that he will rise to the expectations of the people.
"Using cricket terminology, I can say Dhami is a batsman sent in to bat in the last over of a 20-20 match.
He is a wonderful batsman.
People of Uttarakhand have pinned their hopes on him.
I am confident that he will rise to their expectations," Singh, who was in Uttarakhand on Friday to unveil a statue and memorial of Veer Chandra Garhwali at the latter"s village Peethsain, said in a tweet.
Dhami became chief minister of Uttarakhand in July, succeeding Tirath Singh Rawat.