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‘What bigger message than OBC being made Rajasthan CM thrice’: Gehlot slams BJP

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New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday slammed the BJP over its charge that Rahul Gandhi insulted OBCs with his remark in 2019, and said his party has done a lot for backward classes which include making an OBC leader like him CM thrice.
Gandhi was on Thursday sentenced to two years in jail by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his “why all thieves have Modi surname” remark.
Several BJP leaders, including party chief J P Nadda, have accused Gandhi of insulting Other Backward Classes (OBCs) through his remark.
Addressing a gathering at the daylong “Sankalp Satyagraha” of the Congress at the Rajghat, Gehlot said Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an “experiment” in Gujarat polls in 2017 by saying that a Congress leader abused him about his caste.
And in a repeat of that, the BJP is claiming again before elections that Rahul Gandhi insulted OBCs, Gehlot said
“In 2017, when the BJP was losing the Gujarat elections, Modi ji played the OBC card against the Congress there. The BJP today again wants to run a campaign to mislead the OBCs,” he alleged.
Are fugitives like Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi OBCs, he asked.
“You are protecting fugitives such as Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi, and then saying Rahul Gandhi insulted OBCs,” he said.

Gehlot said can anyone forget what the Congress has done for OBCs and SCs and STs.
“I have been made CM for the third time by Sonia ji, Rahul ji. I am an OBC. There is only one member of OBC Mali community (in the assembly) and that is me,” he said.
Gehlot said what “bigger message” could be for the OBCs there than him being made chief minister again and again.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is also comes from the OBC community, he pointed out.
Elections are coming and that is why they are raising this bogey of OBC insult, he alleged. “It is baseless.”
He said the sacrifices of the Gandhi family are before everyone and Rahul Gandhi is constantly raising the issue of unemployment and high prices.
“They could not answer on allegations raised in Parliament by Rahul Gandhi. I have never seen before that allegations are raised but instead of answering, the prime minister has taken a vow of silence,” Gehlot said.
The BJP raised allegations against Gandhi for his remarks abroad, when he said what he had been saying in the country, he said.
It is the PM who should answer and apologise, Gehlot said.
“Rahul Gandhi has emerged as the voice of the country. We will keep fighting to ensure that democracy is kept alive in the country,” he said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 26, 2023
Opposition misguiding war widows on scheme for martyrs’ families: Ashok Gehlot

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday defended the benefits reserved for the martyrs’ families under a state scheme saying that the BJP leaders are misguiding the people and maligning the image of Rajasthan.
“The kind of package given by Rajasthan government to the war widows, be it of the Pulwama, Balakot, or Kargil, doesn’t exist anywhere in the country. I had brought the package when I was chief minister around 25 years back,” Gehlot told reporters after attending a programme.
He said that under the package the martyrs’ families are allotted land and housing, schools are named after martyrs, and jobs are kept reserved for their children.
The Chief Minister’s remarks came on the heels of a protest being waged by three war widows, who have been demanding a change in rules so that their relatives and not just children can get government jobs on compassionate grounds.
“Why are they asking for jobs after four years? The incident happened in 2019 but there was no demand then and now suddenly after four years the issue is raised. They (BJP leaders) are misguiding the people and maligning the image of Rajasthan,” Gehlot on Sunday said.
“If they (BJP leaders) continue to act in such a manner, then people will give them a befitting reply. We are giving a good package to martyrs’ families. How can they ask for jobs for someone else other than the children,” he said.
The CM said that he had met the war widows on Saturday who said they want jobs to be reserved for their children.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 12, 2023
Gehlot meets war widows from across Raj as protest by Pulwama widows simmers

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday met a delegation of war widows from across the state who supported the current policies of his government for the families of the martyrs, amid a simmering protest by the widows of three CRPF jawans killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.
The Pulwama widows have been protesting since February 28, demanding a change in rules so that their relatives and not just children can get government jobs on compassionate grounds. Their other demands include construction of roads and installation of statues of the martyrs in their villages. Early Friday, they were removed by Rajasthan police from the protest site outside Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s residence in Jaipur.
Without naming Gehlot, Pilot told reporters in Tonk that the issue should be heard keeping ego aside.
“I believe we can fulfil demands like laying roads, erecting houses and installing statues. A message should not go out that we are not ready to listen to the demands of the widows of the martyrs,” he added.
On Saturday, Gehlot met a group of war widows from across the state who supported the current policies of the Rajasthan government for them, an official statement said. It said this group of widows expressed the view that demonstrating on “unfair demands” affect the image of all war widows.
“Salute to war widows. Salute to the sacrifice,” Gehlot tweeted after meeting the war widows at his residence.
“Expressing their feelings, the widows of the martyrs gave their support to the current policies of the state government. It is not appropriate to give the jobs and rights of war widows and their children to someone else. The state government will always stand with the martyrs and their families,” the chief minister said.
Gehlot said the state government has the highest honour for martyrs and war widows.

“The dependents of the martyrs have been employed by the state government in government services as per the rules. The rules will be followed in future too. No injustice will be allowed to happen to the dependents of the martyrs,” he added.
Gehlot said the Kargil package was implemented for the martyrs during his previous tenure.
Under the package, Rs 25 lakh for the families of martyrs, 25 bighas of land, accommodation from the housing board and an additional Rs 25 lakh for those not taking the accommodation, and jobs for war widows or their children are provided, he said.
“There is also a provision of fixed deposit of Rs 5 lakh for the parents of the martyr. In addition, provisions were also done to install statues of martyrs and to name any one public place after the name of martyrs,” he said.
“There should be no politicisation of matters related to martyrs. There is no provision in the rules to give job to any other family member other than the war widows or children. This demand is unjustified and due to this the widows may have to face undue family and social pressure in future,” the chief minister said.
The war widows expressed satisfaction over the package being given by the state government to the families of the martyrs. They said the job should be given only to the war widows or their children.
The statement said martyr Havaldar Ramesh Kumar Dagar’s wife Kusum said the demand for giving compensatory government job to the brother-in-law is not according to the rules.
“This demand of the (Pulwama) widows sitting on dharna is illegitimate. Other war widows also have to bear the consequences of demanding jobs for other family members instead of the martyr’s children. Demonstrations on unfair demands affect the image of all war widows,” she said.
Another war widow, Krishna Jat, wife of martyr Havaldar Shyam Sunder Jat, said only the children of martyrs have the right to get jobs given as compensation by the state government.
“It is wrong for war widows to agitate to get jobs for brother-in-law, or other family members. The stand of the state government in this matter is sensitive and correct,” she said.
Priyanka Kanwar, wife of martyr Lance Naik Madan Singh, and Namita Ramawat, wife of martyr Havaldar Hoshiar Singh, also termed the demonstration wrong and against the rules, the statement said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 11, 2023
Gehlot announces relief of Rs 5 lakh each for families of Junaid, Nasir

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced a relief package of Rs 5 lakh each for families of Junaid and Nasir, whose charred bodies were found in Haryana’s Bhiwani district after they were abducted from Bharatpur.
“The state government will provide Rs 5 lakh compensation each to the wives and children of both the deceased. An amount of Rs 1 lakh each will be provided as cash whereas a fixed deposit of Rs 4 lakh each will be done so that the dependent families do not face any problem in the education and marriage of the kids,” he told reporters.
The chief minister had met the family members of Junaid and Nasir at a temporary arrangement made near a helipad in Ghatmeeka village.
He was accompanied by Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh, Minister of State for Education and local MLA Zahida Khan, Congress state unit chief Govind Singh Dotasra, Chief Secretary Usha Sharma and DGP Umesh Mishra.
Nasir (25) and Junaid alias Juna (35), both residents of Ghatmeeka village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, were allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes on February 15 and their bodies were found inside a burnt car in Loharu in Bhiwani in Haryana on the morning of February 16.
Nasir is survived by his wife, while Junaid is survived by his wife, six children and a mentally challenged brother.
Gehlot also said that he will talk to his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar to take the incident with utmost seriousness as it is of similar nature to the incident that happened in Udaipur where a tailor was hacked to death.
He said his government is committed to arresting the accused at the earliest and submit the charge sheet. Such a crime deserves nothing less than death penalty, he said.

A total of nine accused, including Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar who runs a cow protection group, and Srikant Pandit, whose mother lodged a complaint against the Rajasthan Police, have been named in the case so far.
The accused have been booked under sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 365 (kidnapping), 367 (grievously hurt after kidnapping) and 368 (wrongfully keeping in confinement) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Two more IPC sections — 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) — were later added, police said.
Junaid had a criminal record of cattle smuggling and five cases were registered against him at different police stations, they said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 2, 2023
Nikki Yadav case: Sahil Gehlot taken to temple where they solemnised marriage in 2020

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Delhi: The Delhi Police took Sahil Gehlot, accused of killing his first wife Nikki Yadav and keeping her body in a refrigerator, to the Arya Samaj Mandir in Greater Noida where they had solemnised the marriage, sources said on Sunday.
According to the sources, police have recorded the statements of the temple’s priest and the witnesses who were present at the time of the marriage.
Gehlot allegedly killed Yadav, stuffed her body inside a refrigerator of his dhaba in southwest Delhi, and went off to marry another woman. The incident had come to light on February 14, Valentine’s Day, four days after the crime.
The police have so far arrested Gehlot, his father and four others — two cousins and two friends — in connection with the case. The police claimed that they had planned to get rid of Yadav so that Sahil Gehlot could marry a second time to a woman of the family’s choosing.
The police on Saturday recorded the statement of Nikki Yadav’s younger sister.
In her statement, she denied that she was aware about the marriage of her sister with Sahil Gehlot. She told police that she knew that they were good friends, they said.
Gehlot married Yadav at an Arya Samaj temple in 2020. The couple had not informed their respective families about their marriage.
“However, when Gehlot’s parents started looking for a girl for his marriage and started pressuring him to take interest in marriage…, he finally revealed to his family that he was already married,” a police officer said earlier.

When Gehlot’s family got to know about his marriage to Yadav, they expressed their displeasure over him marrying a girl of his choice without informing them.
Nikki Yadav’s parents told police that they were not aware of her relationship or her wedding with Gehlot.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 20, 2023
Rajasthan govt committed to overall development of tribal regions, says CM Gehlot

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Jaipur: The Rajasthan government is committed to the overall development of tribal regions and the state Budget includes “many important gifts” for the area’s overall development, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday.
The chief minister was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Government Community Health Centre at Dhariyavad assembly segment in Pratapgarh district where he inaugurated projects worth Rs 11.74 crore. He also laid the foundation stone of 10 projects worth Rs 59.68 crore.
“The state government has not kept any shortfall in the Budget for the welfare of the tribals.
“The state government has given a major share in the Budget to the Mewar region under the irrigation sector as there is a strong potential for irrigation projects here,” Gehlot was quoted as saying in a statement.
Gehlot presented the 2023-24 Budget at the Legislative Assembly on February 10.
During his address, Gehlot announced that the state government would also open medical colleges in Pratapgarh, Rajsamand and Jalore districts.
Claiming that Rajasthan has emerged as a model state, the chief minister said, “The state government is effectively implementing the schemes up to the grassroots level. In the Budget 2023-24, the amount of Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance has been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.
“Along with this, the insurance amount has also been increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh under the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Accidental Insurance Scheme.”

He added, “In order to give relief to the common man from inflation, now 1 crore NFSA (National Food Security Act) consumers would be given free ration and free Annapurna food packets every month… 100 units per month free electricity will be made available to domestic consumers.”
The chief minister said the Old Pension Scheme, re-implemented in Rajasthan from a humanitarian point of view, would secure the futures of government employees.
He also appealed to the Centre to re-implement the Old Pension Scheme in the interest of its employees.
Water Resources Development Minister Mahendrajit Singh Malviya and Cooperative Minister Uday Lal Anjana were present at the ceremony.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 18, 2023
Delhi murder case: Accused Gehlot deleted all chats from Nikki’s phone

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New Delhi: Sahil Gehlot, who allegedly strangled his girlfriend Nikki Yadav with data cable at Kashmiri Gate, has told the investigators that after killing her, he deleted all chats and data from her mobile phone and kept it with him after taking out the SIM card.
Investigators have recovered her mobile phone from Gehot’s possession and have been sent for forensic examination.
Any argumentative chat between the accused and the victim would have been another piece of evidence that would have strengthened the case against Gehlot, a resident of Mitraon village, sources said, adding that possibly, fearing this, he formatted the phone.
According to the official, on February 9 night, Gehlot, a resident of Mitraon village, went to meet the woman at her Uttam Nagar residence where she lived with her younger sister.
“Gehlot stayed there for two-three hours and later both of them went to Nizammudin railway station. But as they could not get tickets to Goa, they changed their plan to go to Himachal Pradesh and reached ISBT, Kashmere Gate,” said the official.
“When the duo reached ISBT, an argument broke out between them. In between the fight, Gehlot kept receiving back-to-back calls from his family, which he says triggered him to his threshold point and he turned violent,” said a source.
He then strangled Nikki with his mobile phone data cable inside the car, probably around 8 a.m on February 10, drove to his dhaba to hide her body, and then proceeded with his wedding on February 10.

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February 16, 2023
PM Modi takes dig at Ashok Gehlot over Budget speech goof-up

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Dausa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for reading portions from the state’s last year Budget speech while presenting the Budget for 2023-24, saying Congress governments’ “plans and announcements remained just on paper”.
The prime minister was addressing a rally here after inaugurating a stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
In his address during the rally, Modi also accused the Congress government in the state of lacking vision and hindering the state’s development and said a stable and growth-oriented government is needed Rajasthan to bring stability and to establish the rule of law.
Modi also referred to Gehlot’s Budget speech gaffe, saying what happened was being discussed all around.
“Anybody can make a mistake, but this shows the Congress has neither vision nor gravitas (wajan) and its plans and announcements remained just on paper,” Modi said.
While presenting the Budget for 2023-24 on Friday, Gehlot, who also holds the finance portfolio, mistakenly started reading portions from his last year’s Budget speech, leading to an uproar in the House. The uproar ended after Gehlot apologised.
Modi said Rajasthan would have progressed better if it had the double-engine government of the BJP, referring to the possibility of his party being in power both at the Centre and in the state
Assembly elections are due this year-end in the Congress-run state.

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February 12, 2023
‘Not freebies but social security’, Gehlot announces Rs 25L healthcare scheme, OPS

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Jaipur: After presenting the state Budget and announcing sops for the public, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday that the schemes announced are part of social security, and not freebies, as he announced old pension scheme (OPS) for almost all the serving and retired employees in the state.
The Chiranjivi Yojna healthcare scheme has been increased to Rs 25 lakh per family and it is for every citizen of the state which will be available in empannelled private hospitals, Gehlot said.
“People understand that this is not for elections,” Gehlot said.
The Chief Minister said the aim of the government is to provide social security and that is why LPG cylinder will be provided for Rs 500 which will benefit 76 lakh families.
The children of Covid victims will get government jobs when they attain the age, the CM said.
The state government also announced free electricity of 100 unit to all domestic consumers.
“My focus is on people, not elections,” he said.
The Budget also announced relaxation on other taxes and stamp duty, including relaxation in electricity duty on solar energy from 60 paise per unit to 40 paise per unit. This will also benefit net metering consumers on residential buildings along with other consumers.

One-time tax on four-wheeler diesel vehicle has been reduced by 2 percent to make it at par with petrol vehicle.
The Budget announced 10 percent reduction in tax on stage carriage buses running on rural and other routes in Rajasthan, along with exemption of motor vehicle tax on city/urban bus service on new or retrofitted CNG buses.
It announced increase in exemption from 5 percent to 10 percent per year on vehicles registered in other states and assigned in Rajasthan.
Requirement of furnishing tax clearance certificate (TCC) every time for transport vehicles in the state will be done away with, he announced.
Facility for e-licence and e-registration certificate will be created which will remove the requirement of the fee of Rs 200 for smart card, the CHief Minister said.
Also, full exemption on interest and penalty on outstanding demand computed till December 31, 2022 along with 50 percent rexemption on the original demand was also announced, which can be availed till June 30, 2023.
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February 10, 2023
Rajasthan CM Gehlot clarifies on reading previous year budget, says “last year promises not fulfilled yet hence reading th

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Rajasthan Budget 2023: CM Ashok Gehlot reads old budget for 7 minutes inside AssemblyRajasthan Budget 2023: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday accidentally read the old Budget speech on the floor of the Assembly for about 7 minutes. He stopped only after being interrupted.

The chief whip later stopped Gehlot from reading further and the House was adjourned for 30 minutes. When the session resumed, CM Ashok Gehlot clarified on why he was reading the previous year budget. CM Gehlot said that his party couldn’t fulfil last year budget promises and hence he read the previous year budget again.

One of the senior BJP Rajasthan leaders said that nobody pays attention to what CM Gehlot says because they can’t understand what he says and even if they do, congress is not going to fulfil those promises anyway. “So what’s the point” he added.

Minister close to CM Ashok Gehlot said that Gehlot believes that the budget case was swapped by Sachin Pilot to make Gehlot look fool and place himself a taller leader in Congress than Gehlot.

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February 10, 2023