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Ex-UP CM Mayawati slams Rajasthan govt's Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill

The leader made a scathing attack on Rajasthan Government and called it a Bill for their political interest

Rajasthan CM Gehlot not in control of state, alleges sacked minister

A day after being sacked as minister in the Rajasthan government, MLA Rajendra Gudha on Saturday stepped up his attack on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, alleging he is no longer in control in the state which is leading in crimes against women. Congress in charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the one who does not follow the ideology of the Congress has no place in the party and the decision to sack Gudha was a collective decision. But a defiant Gudha again accused the Gehlot government of failing to check crime against women. Nothing will happen by sacking Rajendra Gudha. Create a sense of security in sisters and daughters. There is an atmosphere of anarchy in the state. The home department is with the chief minister who is sitting with a bandage on his feet, the MLA from Udaipurwati said in Jhunjhunu. He said that the chief minister is not in control of the state and the government is not able to protect girls and women. While Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot parried

PM has 'hurt' self respect of Rajasthan: CM on Modi's statement on Manipur

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning Rajasthan in his statement on the Manipur incident, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said he has "hurt the self respect" of Rajasthan. While condemning the incident of Manipur where two women were paraded naked and molested, Modi on Thursday made a reference to states like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in context of law and order. "The prime minister has hurt the self respect of Rajasthan," Gehlot told a press conference here. He said Modi finished his speech within a few seconds on the Manipur issue, on which he should have held meetings to review the situation and how it can be controlled. He also took a dig at Modi's remark that the Manipur incident has put 140 crore Indians to shame. "One hundred and forty crore people of the country are not feeling ashamed but they are saddened by the deeds and negligence of the Modi government," Gehlot said. He said Modi did not utter a word on this issue for 77 days but after

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot sacks minister Rajendra Gudha over questioning

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday sacked Rajendra Gudha as minister of state, hours after he cornered the state government in the assembly over law and order. Gudha held charge as Minister of State for Sainik Kalyan (Independent Charge), Home Guard and Civil Defence, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development. A Raj Bhavan spokesperson said, "Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recommended Governor Kalraj Mishra to dismiss member of council of ministers Rajendra Gudha in the evening. The governor has accepted this recommendation with immediate effect." Gudha on Friday questioned his own government's performance in reining in crimes against women, even as his peers slammed the Manipur violence. During the discussion on the Rajasthan Minimum Income Guaranteed Bill, 2023, in the Assembly, Congress MLAs waved placards on the Manipur violence. The protest, however, did not go down well with Gudha, who sought accountability from his own government on crimes against women. "The way we ha

Entire country worried over situation in Manipur: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday mounted an attack on the BJP over the situation in Manipur, saying the entire country is worried about it. Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men from the other side. The alleged mastermind was arrested on Thursday. "It is very sad that the violence in Manipur is not stopping. The entire country is worried about this. Due to the negligence of the BJP, 142 people have died in Manipur so far," Gahlot said in a tweet. He said nothing is more important than the safety of women for his government. Comparing the action taken by the Rajasthan Police in the Jodhpur Dalit girl gang-rape case with the alleged parading naked incident in Manipur, Gehlot tweeted, After the gruesome gang rape in Jodhpur, the three accused were arrested in just two hours. On the other hand, it took 77 days for the BJP to nab just one ..

Rajasthan received Rs 1,024.4 crore green tax in last five years: Minister

The Rajasthan government has received Rs 1,024.4 crore as green tax in the last five years, the state assembly was told on Monday. Addressing members in the Rajasthan assembly in a written reply, Minister of State for Transport Brijendra Singh Ola said the government received Rs 1,024.4 crore green tax between 2018-19 and 2022-23. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Satish Poonia, Ola said the figure was available as per the accounts prepared after tallying the numbers with figures received from the Accountant General. He said there is no official information available regarding the inclusion of Jaipur and Jodhpur in the list of 15 most polluted cities of the world in the report of the World Health Organisation. He said the one-time tax and surcharge on other taxes and green tax imposed on old and new vehicles are collected under the Rajasthan Transport Infrastructure Development Fund under the Rajasthan Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1951 and surcharge on stamp duty is collected under

JP Nadda holds meeting with BJP office bearers in Rajasthan's Jaipur

Nadda also launched a state-wide campaign 'Nahi Sahega Rajasthan' against the Ashok Gehlot-led Government in Jaipur

Ashok Gehlot forgot all his pre-poll promises: BJP's Prahlad Joshi

BJP Election In-Charge for Rajasthan Pralhad Joshi on Friday accused the Ashok Gehlot government of reneging on its pre-poll promises, including that of full farm waiver, as he predicted his party's victory by two-thirds majority in the upcoming state polls. "I say with full hope and confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Rajasthan this time with a two-thirds majority," Union Minister Joshi, who had come to Jaipur for the first time after being appointed in-charge for Rajasthan election, told the media. Joshi also alleged that incidents of women atrocities had increased during the Congress government and law and order virtually collapsed in the state. "It has become very easy for the Congress to lie to get into power. People have understood this. The entire law and order situation has collapsed. There is no such thing as law and order. If we talk about women's insecurity, Rajasthan is on top in the whole country," he said. The minister said the BJP w

CM Gehlot-led cabinet to hold meeting today ahead of Assembly Session

The cabinet meeting will be followed by a meeting of the Council of Ministers

Congress leaders will work together to ensure party's victory: Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday said the party's lawmakers and functionaries in Rajasthan will work together to ensure its victory in the upcoming assembly polls. After a meeting convened by the Congress leadership here to discuss the poll preparedness of the party, he said it discussed ways on how to buck the trend of the state voting out incumbent governments. Pilot also said that he raised the issues of corruption of the previous BJP government in the state, paper leaks and Rajasthan Public Service Commission reform. He expressed satisfaction that the party leadership has taken cognisance of the issues raised by him as well as those relating to the youth, and has given appropriate directions. The Congress leader said the party will make corruption an election issue in Rajasthan. The Congress government in Rajasthan is serious about acting against corruption that happened during the previous BJP rule, he told reporters after the meeting. "There was a meaningful discussi

Court summons Rajasthan CM Gehlot in defamation complaint by Sekhawat

A Delhi court on Thursday summoned Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a defamation complaint filed by the Union Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harpreet Singh directed Gehlot to appear before court on August 7 in the complaint filed by Shekhawat for allegedly defaming him with his remarks on the alleged Sanjivani scam. The case is related to thousands of investors allegedly getting duped of about Rs 900 crore by the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society. Shekhawat has alleged in his complaint that Gehlot has been making defamatory remarks against him over the alleged scam and trying to tarnish his image and affect his political career.

Congress top brass deliberates with Raj leaders, all eyes on Gehlot-Pilot

Top leaders of the Congress were on Thursday holding deliberations with the party's leaders in Rajasthan on the strategy and poll preparedness, while also seeking to resolve the tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretary organisation K C Venugopal, AICC in-charge of state Sukhjinder Randhawa, state unit chief Govind Singh Dotasra, Pilot and other senior leaders from Rajasthan met at the party headquarters here at 11 am. Chief Minister Gehlot, who is recovering from fractures in both his toes, is attending the meeting via video conferencing, sources said. Rahul Gandhi is also set to hold a press conference at the party headquarters here this afternoon. Kharge has been chairing key strategy meetings with leaders of poll-bound states. He has already held separate meetings with leaders of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. All eyes are on Rajasthan as

'Collation of corrupts': Piyush Goyal's jibe at Oppn unity in Rajasthan

In an exclusive interview with ANI, the union minister said that the leaders of the opposition parties cannot influence a single vote outside their respective states

Ashok Gehlot govt to rope in social media influencers ahead of state polls

The Rajasthan government will be roping in social media influencers to publicise its welfare work on social media ahead of the upcoming assembly election. The Ashok Gehlot-led government in a notification on June 26 said that in addition to the print and electronic media, social media influencers will now be hired to advertise the government's works. According to the notification, the influencers will be paid up to 5 lakh per month depending on a variety of parameters, including the number of followers they have and the material they post. "The Rajasthan government would grant advertisements to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, which are being operated from within or outside the state, in order to make the state government's public welfare programmes accessible to the general public swiftly. "According to usage and requirements, the adverts will be delivered to account owners, operators, or social media influencers," the notification says. The ...

Raj cabinet discusses formation of new districts announced in state budget

Discussions regarding the formation of new districts announced in the Rajasthan budget 2023-24 were held in a cabinet meeting here on Friday evening. Decisions on recitation of Preamble and fundamental duties of the Constitution in schools, first increment in the interest of the employees in six months, more opportunities to the youth of the state in government service were also taken in the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The cabinet discussed the report presented by the Ramlubhaya Committee, which was formed to look into the demands of new districts, as well as memorandums received from different areas after the announcements of new districts. Discussions regarding the administrative boundaries of the new districts and on suggestions from people were held in the meeting. Gehlot had announced to form 19 new districts in the state budget this year. However, people in some areas have expressed unhappiness over the announcement. Protests have been held in some areas .

Rajasthan CM Gehlot fractures toes, to work from home for some time

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will work from home for a few days as he fractured his toes after his foot slipped at his residence on Thursday

5,000 scooters for the specially abled this fiscal year in Rajasthan

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial proposal for the scheme

BJP harasses industrialists who want to make donations to Cong: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday alleged that the BJP alone takes donations for elections and harasses industrialists who want to donate to Congress. Gehlot also accused the BJP-ruled government at the Centre of misusing central agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED), Income Tax department and the CBI. "BJP alone takes donations in elections and is not letting others take donations. They harass industrialists who want to donate to Congress," the Chief Minister said addressing a public meeting after visiting an inflation relief camp in Dungarpur. Highlighting the schemes and programmes of his government, Gehlot said that none of the state government schemes were launched with elections in mind. He also requested people to vote for the Congress party in the upcoming Assembly elections so that it can retain power in the state. Gehlot also reiterated his demand for a law on right to social security to be passed at the central government level.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on 3-day tour, set to visit different districts

Gehlot will be on a tour of Bundi and Kota districts on Wednesday, will participate in various programs, and will address public meetings

Rajasthan govt to launch mega sports event to reach out to over 5 mn people

Ahead of Assembly polls, the Congress government in Rajasthan will launch a mega sports event to engage more than 50 lakh people in both rural and urban areas of the state, officials said on Sunday. Buoyed by the "overwhelming" response to the first edition of the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games in August last year, which saw a participation of nearly 30 lakh people, the government has decided to hold the games in urban areas too, they said. The Rajiv Gandhi Rural and Urban Olympic Games will begin on International Olympic Day on June 23 and conclude on National Sports Day on August 29, officials said. With close to 55 lakh people registering for the games, which is higher than the official target of 50 lakh, the government plans to publicise its schemes and programmes through the event and promote the spirit of sportsmanship among participants of all ages, they said. Kabaddi, tennis ball cricket, kho kho, volleyball and football will be common in both rural and urban areas, ...