- Will definitely form government this time: Rajasthan CM
- Gehlot challenges the BJP government to restore the old pension scheme for government employees as the Rajasthan government did.
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, OCT 29
Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday alleged that the Chief Election Commissionn (CEC) is “intentionally” holding back the announcement of the Gujarat Assembly poll dates, so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can address more and more meetings and inaugurate or dedicate projects to the state to woo electorate.
आदिवासियों के हक के लिए लड़नेवाले विधायक @AnantPatel1Mla की आवाज दबाने के लिए उन पर किए गए अत्याचार के विरोध में आज गुजरात के नवसारी में कोंग्रेस द्वारा आयोजित रैली में राजस्थान के माननीय सीएम श्री @ashokgehlot51 जी सहित प्रदेश के नेता, कार्यकर्ता एवं बड़ी तादाद में लोग जुड़े थे। pic.twitter.com/gloPcsABLS
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) October 29, 2022
However, at the same time, he also said that election dates are likely to be announced soon, for which the Congress party and workers are ready and reaching out to all sections of the society.
Addressing media persons here, he challenged the BJP government to restore the old pension scheme for government employees as the Rajasthan government did.
आदिवासियों के हक के लिए लड़नेवाले विधायक @AnantPatel1Mla की आवाज दबाने के लिए उन पर किए गए अत्याचार के विरोध में आज गुजरात के नवसारी में कोंग्रेस द्वारा आयोजित रैली में राजस्थान के माननीय सीएम श्री @ashokgehlot51 जी सहित प्रदेश के नेता, कार्यकर्ता एवं बड़ी तादाद में लोग जुड़े थे। pic.twitter.com/4MEvwJ5ZnY
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) October 29, 2022
If the Congress comes to power in Gujarat, it will implement all the good schemes in the state too, he claimed.
પરિવર્તનનો પવન ફૂંકાઈ ચુક્યો છે, લોકો ભાજપને નકારી ચૂક્યા છે
આજ રોજ પ્રદેશ પ્રમુખ શ્રી @jagdishthakormp તેમજ અન્ય હોદ્દેદારોની હાજરીમાં ભાજપના કચ્છ જિલ્લાના આગેવાનો ભાજપની નફરતી અને અત્યાચારી રાજનીતિ છોડીને કોંગ્રેસ પક્ષની વિચારધારા સાથે જોડાયા pic.twitter.com/TfEmxTVLDg
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) October 29, 2022
He condemned the Gujarat government’s action of arresting Congress workers who protested with black flags during the Prime Minister’s visit to Surat and arrested them under Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA).
ગીતામાં ભગવાન શ્રી કૃષ્ણ એ કહ્યું છે પરિવર્તન સંસારનો નિયમ છે અને આજે જ્યારે સમગ્ર ગુજરાતમાં સકારાત્મક પ્રગતિશીલ પરિવર્તનનો પવન ફૂંકાઈ રહ્યો છે ત્યારે @INCGujarat ગુજરાતમાં 5 જગ્યાએથી પરિવર્તનના સઁકલ્પ સાથે પરિવર્તન સઁકલ્પ રેલી ની શુભ શરૂઆત કરવા જઈ રહી છે#ParivartanSankalpYatra pic.twitter.com/CGS7pxpxzT
— Jagdish Thakor (@jagdishthakormp) October 29, 2022
Taking a jibe at the BJP-ruled Gujarat government, the Congress leader said, “Showing black flag or protesting is a crime in Gujarat.”
नवसारी, गुजरात में संविधान निर्माता बाबासाहब भीमराव अंबेडकर को श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित किए। pic.twitter.com/Ks6rfR0g97
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) October 29, 2022
“Will Definitely Form Government This Time”: Ashok Gehlot In Gujarat
Exuding confidence about his party Congress winning the ensuing Assembly elections in Gujarat, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing its “highest-ever” anti-incumbency in the state.
ગુજરાત પ્રદેશ કોંગ્રેસ સમિતિ દ્વારા આયોજીત પરિવર્તન સંકલ્પ યાત્રા અંગે વિશેષ પત્રકાર પરિષદ – Bhavnagar https://t.co/myZuQjnEbw
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) October 29, 2022
Gehlot, a senior Congress observer for Gujarat polls, did not see the possibility of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) creating any impact in elections, saying the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit has just created a hype in the media and it was “non-existent” on the ground in Gujarat.
“The BJP has been ruling Gujarat for the last 27 years and I can say that anti-incumbency against the BJP is the highest this time. While people are opposing BJP’s ongoing Gaurav Yatras, they are welcoming the Congress in the state during poll campaigning.
“We (Congress) will definitely form a government this time. It is necessary to end the BJP’s misrule,” said the Rajasthan Chief Minister.
He was talking to media persons in Vadodara city after addressing a poll rally in the tribal-dominated Dahod town.
The Congress veteran lashed out at the BJP over issues like unemployment and inflation.
“The BJP is destroying our Constitution and democracy is under threat. Anyone who writes against them is put behind bars. Unemployment and inflation are touching new heights. The overall situation in the country is very serious,” said Gehlot.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Adarsh Gram’ and ‘100 Smart Cities’ projects have failed to take off during the BJP’s eight-year-long rule at the Centre.
The CM said the saffron outfit has stopped talking about issues it had raised earlier.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Adarsh Gram’ and ‘100 Smart Cities’ projects have failed to take off during the BJP’s eight-year-long rule at the Centre.
The CM said the saffron outfit has stopped talking about issues it had raised earlier.
“Now, the BJP does not talk about bringing back black money from abroad. There is a huge difference between promising something and doing it. People know the Congress will fulfil what it promises. That is why Rahul Gandhi is getting grand welcome during his Bharat Jodo Yatra,” claimed Gehlot.
Talking to reporters at Dahod, Gehlot said the AAP is “misguiding” the people of Gujarat with false claims.
He alleged AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is controlling the media using money.
“The AAP is not in the picture in Gujarat. In television debates, both – the person who asks questions and the one who gives answers – belong to the AAP. They have only created a hype in the media. But, in reality, the party is non-existent on the ground in Gujarat,” Gehlot said.
Earlier in the day, Gujrat BJP president CR Paatil, while addressing a rally in Patan, said the Congress has now become a regional party and it was no longer an outfit with national footprints.
Reacting to Paatil’s comments, Gehlot said it’s the BJP, and not the Congress, which is a regional party.
“The Congress is the real national party. It’s the BJP which is a regional party. Though it is in power at the Centre, the BJP is not ruling all the states. We are the ones who played a key role in India’s independence, while they were the informers of the Britishers,” said the senior Congress leader.
