BJP chief Amit Shah today held a meeting with all Ministers of Rajasthan government, the first such interaction where they are understood to have discussed progress of Central and state schemes among other issues.
Shah was received at the airport by Chief minister Vasundhara Raje and the party's State President Ashok Parnami.
The Chief minister and all ministers, including cabinet and MoS, of Rajasthan government were part of the meeting held at a hotel here.
On a query whether it would be a review of Rajasthan Ministers' performance in the last two years, Paranmi yesterday said, "The meeting between Ministers and Party president will take its own course. It's difficult to predict. Of course, the central and state governments' development schemes could be on focal points".
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition (Congress) Rameshwar Dudi recently took a jibe at BJP President over Shah's visit here and meeting with Rajasthan Ministers, saying that it showed the Chief Minister has lost the trust of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In another statement, Dudi had said, "Shah interacting with ministers is an indication of change of guard in the state.
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The BJP president asked the party workers to visit villages to strengthen the party in the state.
Shah thanked the people of Andhra Pradesh for helping NDA win 17 Lok Sabha seats out of 25 in the state.
The BJP president said the Opposition is "misinforming" the people about the various government measures taken in the last one and half year and highlighted the various initiatives of the Modi-government for development of Andhra Pradesh.
He said the Central government has provided schemes worth over Rs 1,40,000 crore for the state since it came to power, besides bringing in amendments to implement the multi-purpose irrigation project-- Polavaram Project.
The BJP president also credited the Modi-government for according the project a 'national project' status and said it is a lifeline of the state, specially Rajamahendravaram region.
He extended all support to the project, saying "whatever needs to be done, the Central government will do" but said "if someone says that the entire cost of the project would be given in just a single budget then he is misinforming the people".
Highlighting the initiatives of Centre, he said the Modi-government has selected every village of the state in the pilot project to provide round the clock electricity by 2019, besides providing funds for various projects like national highway, international water way and Pradham Mantri Awas Yojana, among others.
Shah said the Modi-government has given the list of their initiatives in the last one and half years and asked Congress to tell the people what they have done in last 60 years.
