Former Rajasthan BJP minister Arun Chaturvedi on Sunday accused the state Congress government of reconstituting panchayats on political grounds to win the upcoming panchayat elections.
The reconstitution of panchayats by the state government reflected the confrontation between the chief minister and deputy chief minister and it seemed that it was being done on political grounds, Chaturvedi told reporters at a press conference here.
"The panchayati raj minister orders reconstitution of panchayats and a section within the Congress approaches the chief minister. Again a new reconstitution order is issued directly by the chief minister. It reflects that government is directly trying to influence the Panchayati Raj Department," Chaturvedi added.
Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, who was in the race for the post of the chief minister with Ashok Gehlot after the assembly elections last year,
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