Former Congress minister Bharat Singh has praised Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje for not allowing the BJP's central leadership to "impose" a president for the saffron party's state unit and thwarting internal conflicts.
Following the resignation of Ashok Parnami in April, the BJP Rajasthan unit is yet to have a president.
"The Rajasthan chief minister deserves appreciation. She dominated the BJP's national leadership and did not allow it to impose a state president.
"Only Raje in the BJP could muster courage to challenge the high-handedness of Narendra Modi (prime minister) and party chief Amit Shah," Singh said in a press conference here yesterday.
The former urban development minister in the Ashok Gehlot government also criticised the International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21.
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"The way public money is being wasted in the name of Yoga Day celebration is wrong. The money could have been utilised for developing playgrounds in government schools," he said.
It could have been used for farmers welfare to stop them from committing suicide, Singh said.
He also threatened to stage a sit-in at the district collectorate on June 21.
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