Gehlot-govt favoured hotel projects in Raj: BJP

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Jun 04 2013 | 4:35 PM IST
BJP today alleged that politicians, police officers and hoteliers abused government power to develop five start hotels in Rajasthan and demanded a probe in the matter.
Three five star hotels have come up, two in Jaipur and one in Udaipur, and they were favoured by the Gehlot-government as the Chief Minister's son is associated with the projects, alleged BJP secretary Kirit Somaiya.
The projects were initiated by a Mumbai-based group, which had a small resort at Goa few years back and now have three five start hotels in Rajasthan, he said adding, two of the three projects were started in 2008-09.
Chief Minister's son Vaibhav Gehlot is a business partner of the group in question and a senior IPS officer's wife is a director in the hotel projects, Somaiya alleged.
"The projects were favoured by the Gehlot-government and undue benefits were extended to the group.
"We demand a through probe," he demanded.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has already rejected the allegations and had denied that any firm was ever favoured.
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First Published: Jun 04 2013 | 4:35 PM IST

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