 "Judiciary has restored faith of people in democracy: Harish Rawat")
Rawat, who thanked Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other party leader for lending support, said the state would need active support of the central government and that he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
The judiciary has restored the faith of the people in democracy, he said, stressing that the state will start a "new chapter" by forgetting the past experience.
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Observing that in the past one-and-a-half months the state suffered losses, Rawat said, "What ends well remains well. And from here, making a new start will be beneficial for the state."
He said, "It will be beneficial for the state if we think all this as a bad patch or a troubled patch and forget it and think of the way forward. I want to thank the Attorney General and the central government for showing magnanimity and telling the court that they are going to withdraw President's rule.
"We believe that after all the other sad chapters and questions (that have arisen out of this episode), the central government will come out with solutions," he said.
He said Sonia Gandhi, Rahul initiated the 'save democracy' campaign to give a lead to democratic forces, other political parties and the people who gave moral support.
"I want to thank Mayawati for supporting us. The people who supported us are very precious for me," Rawat said.