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Gehlot govt burning midnight oil to help Cong pull off another 2004 in 2024

The victory of Congress in Karnataka Assembly polls undoubtedly has left the Congress confident and motivated but not without triggering a debate on whether it can pull off another 2004 in 2024

Congress leaders hit out at those alleging corruption in Gehlot govt

Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi on Tuesday slammed Congress leaders who have mounted an attack on the Gehlot government, saying it was surprising and disappointing that some responsible people were making allegations of corruption against the government. Congress MLA from Didwana, Chetan Dudi also hit out at those lashing out against the government. The two leaders came out in defence of the Ashok Gehlot government a day after Pilot and Sainik Kalyan Minister Rajendra Gudha levelled fresh corruption allegations. Without naming Gudha over remarks that the Rajasthan government was going beyond 40 percent commission of Karnataka government, Joshi said, Such leaders should have thought before accusing their own government that they in a way levelling these allegations on themselves too". Gudha made the allegations during Pilot's rally in Jaipur on Monday. In a statement on Monday night, Joshi said those who have made allegations know it well that whenever the matter of corruption has

Cong tried to topple Bhairon Singh Shekhawat govt: Raje responds to Gehlot

Raje also said that Shekhawat's role has been important in bringing her into politics

Still have 6 months time: Pilot urges Rajasthan govt to act on corruption

Pilot had started his yatra on May 11 to protest against the inaction of the Rajasthan government in the alleged corruption cases during the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP govt

Karnataka poll results affirmation of Rahul Gandhi's hard work: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the huge mandate won by the Congress in Karnataka is an affirmation of party leader Rahul Gandhi's hard work and this was evident during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The people of Karnataka have taught a befitting lesson to the BJP, which had toppled the Congress government in the state, the chief minister said. Gehlot was speaking at a 'Mahangai Rahat' camp in Jodhpur's Bilara. He also visited similar camps in Pali and Nagaur districts. The Congress has won 135 seats in Karnataka and is leading in one, well past the majority mark of 113. The BJP won 65 seats, according to the latest trends on the Election Commission's website. The huge mandate won by the Congress in Karnataka is an affirmation of Rahul Gandhi's hard work, Gehlot said, adding this was evident during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The BJP came to power in the state by toppling the Congress-JD(S) government, he said. "The people of Karnataka taught a befitting lesson to the

When BJP comes to power, it stops Congress' projects: Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday alleged that whenever a BJP government is formed in the state, it stalls the projects started by a Congress government. He cited the Barmer refinery project as an example to make his allegation, saying the project has incurred additional expenditure due to the delay. Addressing a gathering in Alwar district, Gehlot said the BJP had envisaged the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) to ensure drinking and irrigation water for 13 districts, including Alwar, and his government is continuing the project. He said the project was started by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje. He, however, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to declare ERCP a project of national importance and he had written letters to him on the matter but he is yet to receive a reply. "When a BJP government is formed in the state, projects started by the Congress are stalled by them," he said, according to an official statement. The chief minister inaugura

Ashok Gehlot has 'RSS phobia', says BJP's Rajasthan chief Joshi

Rajasthan BJP president CP Joshi hit back at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for calling the BJP and the RSS "fascist", saying the Congress leader has an "RSS phobia" and that is why he makes such statements. He said whenever there is any calamity, RSS workers are ready to help. "The Congress has a phobia of the RSS, so its leaders keep making baseless allegations against the RSS," he said in a statement on Thursday. "Sangh workers always play their role in society with devotion like a soldier without any discrimination while the Congress is nothing more than a scattered organisation dedicated to one family," he said. Honouring terrorists and cursing patriots is the reason for the Congress' downfall, he said. Joshi said the chief minister should introspect because his party MLAs accuse him of being a "fascist". "He calls himself Gandhi of Mewar but his entire five years were spent in the fight for the chair. He is afraid of his defeat in the 2023 elections, therefore Gehlot is saying

Opposition should be respected, PM will also move in this direction: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the opposition should be respected in democracy and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "will also move in this direction". "If this is done, the ruling dispensation and the opposition will be able to serve the country with more vigour," he said at a function to launch various projects in the presence of Modi. "The opposition should be respected. I think that you (PM) will also move in this direction," Gehlot said. The Rajasthan chief minister also said that former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi laid down their lives for the nation. "If we all work together, the country will remain united," he said. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara town of Rajasthan's Rajsamand district. From the temple, the prime minister reached a venue from where he is scheduled to launch development projects costing over Rs 5,500 cr in Rajasthan.

Seems Ashok Gehlot's leader is Raje not Sonia Gandhi: Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's speech in Dholpur reflects that his leader is Vasundhara Raje and not Sonia Gandhi, Sachin Pilot said in a no holds barred attack against his party colleague on Tuesday. The Congress leader also categorically denied Gehlot's charges during his speech on Sunday that the MLAs who rebelled against him in 2020 had taken money from the BJP and they should return the money to Amit Shah. Pilot, Gehlot's former deputy, also announced a 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' from Ajmer to Jaipur on May 11 to raise issues of corruption. After listening to the chief minister's speech in Dholpur, it seems the CM's leader is not Sonia Gandhi, his leader is Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Pilot told reporters. Addressing a programme in Dholpur on Sunday, Gehlot claimed that he survived the 2020 revolt by some Congress MLAs because BJP leaders Vasundhara Raje and Kailash Meghwal refused to support a conspiracy to topple an elected government through money power. Pilot also said i

It seems that K'taka elections will be won with huge majority: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Congress will win the Karnataka assembly elections with a thumping majority. Karnataka goes to polls on Wednesday and the results will be declared on May 13. Speaking to reporters in Udaipur, Gehlot said, "It seems that the elections will be won with a huge majority." He also asserted that in Rajasthan the Congress government will return to power after the polls. When sentiments arise in the public, no one can stop (us) from forming government...whether it is Amit Shah or Narendra Modi, no matter who comes, he said. Assembly polls in Rajasthan are scheduled to be held later this year. The chief minister also noted that the inflation relief camps run by his government have been welcomed by the public. It is being ensured that the benefits of the scheme reach every beneficiary family, he added. Gehlot is set to visit relief camps in Udaipur and Bhilwara districts on Tuesday. Earlier, Gehlot received C

Rajasthan farmers to get Rs 500 cr in FY24 to build greenhouses, shade nets

"In the next two years, there is a proposal to give a subsidy of Rs 1,000 crore to 60,000 farmers to promote protected farming," the official said

Raje, 2 other BJP leaders helped save my govt during 2020 rebellion: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday claimed Vasundhara Raje and two other BJP leaders had helped save his government during the 2020 revolt by his party MLAs. He also took potshots at the rebel Congress MLAs saying they should return the money they had taken from the BJP so that they can carry out their duty without any pressure. Gehlot's then deputy Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs had revolted against his leadership in July 2020. The month-long crisis ended after the intervention of the party high command. Pilot was then removed as the deputy chief minister and state Congress president. Addressing a programme in Dholpur, Gehlot said his government could be saved because of the support of three BJP leaders -- former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, former assembly speaker Kailash Meghwal and MLA Shobharani Kushwah. "(Union ministers) Amit Shah, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Dharmendra Pradhan conspired together to topple my government. They distributed money in ..

Centre-State tussle over funds casts a shadow over Rajasthan OPS move

The Gehlot govt has announced OPS for its employees and has also asked the Centre to release the Rs 39,000 crore accumulated under the new pension scheme in the account of Rajasthan govt employees

19.6 mn guarantee cards distributed via 3,000 relief camps in Rajasthan: CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said 1.96 crore guarantee cards have been distributed in the state through the ongoing "Mahangai Rahat" camps where registration for 10 government schemes is being done. Addressing a public rally in Udaipur's Kotda, Gehlot said 3,000 such camps are being organised in the state through which 1.96 crore guarantee cards have so far been distributed. The camps started from April 24. Registration for 10 schemes is being done at these camps and the beneficiaries are given guarantee cards. After the registration, the benefits will be passed on to the eligible people from the date of the commencement of the schemes. "Our focus is on the inflation relief camps so that families can save some money by taking the benefits of government schemes. We have given a guarantee for 10 schemes," the chief minister said. He said it is a one-of-its-kind initiative of the Rajasthan government to provide relief to people from inflation. Gehlot said if the

FIR filed against Gajendra Shekhawat over Ravana remark against Gehlot

Days after Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat made the 'Ravana' remark against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Surendra Singh Jadawat lodged an FIR against him in Chittorgarh

Rajasthan govt realising resolution of 'Nirogi Rajasthan', says CM Gehlot

The state government is realising its resolution of 'Nirogi Rajasthan', Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday, referring to the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme and the Right to Health Act. Gehlot was speaking at the inauguration of a building and staff quarters of the Government Prabha Tai Ojha Primary Health Centre, Gusaisar Bada, in Bikaner's Sri Dungargarh. Speaking on the occasion, Gehlot said education and health care are the priorities of the state government. Under the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, free medical facilities up to Rs 25 lakh are being provided to people of the state in all government hospitals, Gehlot said. The minimum monthly pension has also been increased to Rs 1,000 under the social security scheme, he added while highlighting the government's other schemes. Ministers BD Kalla, Govindram Meghwal, Bhanwar Singh Bhati, the Congress' Rajasthan unit chief Govind Singh Dotasra and other leaders were present at the event.

Govt to distribute smartphones to 4 mn women on Raksha Bandhan: CM Gehlot

The Rajasthan government will give free smartphones with three years of internet pack to 40 lakh women on the festival of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Friday. The festival will be celebrated in August-end. "In the Chiranjeevi scheme, we have made all women the head (of the family). 1.35 crore women have become the head of the household. These women will get a smartphone along with three years of free internet," Gehlot said while addressing the people after visiting the price relief camp in Rawatsar town of Hanumangarh. "We have decided that on Raksha Bandhan, 40 lakh smartphones will be given to women in Rajasthan," he added. The chief minister in his 2022 budget speech had announced that women heads of Chiranjeevi families will be given smartphones with internet access for three years. Under the Mukhyamantri Digital Seva Yojana, smartphones were to be given to about 1.35 crore women. However, the scheme could be implemented as phones in such large numb

Gehlot mocks Raje after former Rajasthan CM's 'milk-and-lemon' remark

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday mocked his predecessor Vasundhara Raje after she rejected allegations of collusion with him. BJP leader Raje last week rejected allegations of collusion with Gehlot as a lie and said milk and lemon juice do not go together. Speaking to reporters during his visit to Bikaner, Gehlot said his government did not stop schemes of the previous BJP regime and even carried forward its Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project. "We do not stop their schemes but our (previous Congress regime) schemes were stopped by the former government (BJP dispensation) and this is the difference between 'milk' and 'lemon'," Gehlot said. The senior Congress leader also highlighted the state government's various works, schemes and programmes and exuded confidence of the Congress returning to power in the assembly elections, due later this year. Raje last week said a lie was being spread as part of a conspiracy. "Can milk and lemon juice ever mix?" she had asked dur

Cong has failed to deliver its promises made to people: Rajasthan BJP chief

Rajasthan BJP president C P Joshi on Wednesday charged that the Congress has failed to deliver on its promises made to people in the run-up to the last assembly polls and exhorted his party's social media and IT cell to draw a plan to counter the ruling dispensation. He asked members of the social media and IT cell to strengthen the party's support base across the state ahead of the assembly polls slated for later this year. Addressing a workshop, he asked them to prepare a road map for the coming 200 days and hailed them as "cyber warriors". He charged that the Congress dispensation has failed to deliver on its promises made to people in the run-up to the last assembly polls in 2018 and asked his party cadre to work towards defeating it. Amit Malviya, the national head of the BJP IT cell, said that in the era of social media, such workshops should be organised from time to time.

Rajasthan govt's welfare schemes being discussed all over country: Gehlot

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday claimed that various welfare schemes launched by the Rajasthan government are being discussed all over the country today and reiterated that the central government should adopt them as well. He was addressing the masses here after visiting the Kaladera inflation relief camp. We have given gas cylinders for Rs 500. Every other government in the country is fed up with the Rajasthan government as now even they will have to give cylinders at a cheap price, Gehlot said, adding that the scheme will prove to be good for the poor people of the country. "We have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give gas cylinders for Rs. 500. People should also get health insurance up to Rs 25 lakh across the country, he said. He also underlined the importance of welfare schemes in light of the current inflation rate. Speaking about the insurance scheme of milch livestock, he said, the state government will cover buffaloes along with cows too. Gehlot government'