Ashok Gehlot said on Friday that his government would not be responsible if the masses gherao Raj Bhavan.
New Delhi:
BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, accused by Congress of conspiring to overthrow the government of Rajasthan, today criticized Ashok Gehlot over comments from the chief minister that his government would not be responsible if people in the state “gherao“The governor’s house.
“When the governor himself is threatened by the chief minister, it is useless for the people of Rajasthan who are stricken by theft, theft, rape, murder and violent clashes to appeal to the chief minister to their safety, ”Mr. Shekhawat tweeted in Hindi. .
जहां राज्यपाल को स्वयं मुख्यमंत्री धमका कर असुरक्षित महसूस करवाए, वहां चोरी, डकैती, बलात्कार, हत्या और हिंसक झड़पों से त्रस्त राजस्थान वासियों को मुख्यमंत्री के आगे अपनी सुरक्षा के लिए गुहार लगाना बेकार है!
#RajasthanPoliticalCrisis
– Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) July 25, 2020
BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria, who is also opposition leader in the Rajasthan Assembly, accused Mr Gehlot of inciting the public to oppose the governor.
“Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot urges the public to oppose the governor. I always call for the CRPF to be deployed to Raj Bhawan. Ashok Gehlot’s proposal had some spillovers, which is why it was rejected. He wants to call the assembly just to disqualify the rebel MPs, ”he told GalacticGaming.
On Friday, Mr Gehlot – who accused Governor Kalraj Mishra of sitting on demand to convene an assembly session – staged a protest for more than four hours at the governor’s home to lobby his demand for a session of the Assembly.
“The whole state is with us. The people are with us. If the masses surround the Raj Bhawan in protest, we will not be responsible,” Mr. Gehlot told reporters shortly before visiting the house. of the governor with the support of the deputies.
The chief minister’s remark saw a categorical response from the governor. “Who do I contact for my safety?” Today, July 24, I watched your comments on the electronic media, in which you tried to give a political flavor to constitutional demands and constitutional decisions. I am sad and hurt because of this, ”said the governor.
On Friday, Gehlot submitted a list of 102 deputies to the governor, who asked him to send a new session request.
Late Friday night, Mr. Gehlot chaired a cabinet meeting at his residence where six points raised by the state governor regarding the convocation as an assembly session were discussed. It was decided at the cabinet meeting that the agenda for the assembly session would be the coronavirus and the economic crisis, sources said.
Mr Gehlot believes he has the number to prove his majority in the assembly and if he wins the vote of confidence there cannot be another in the next six months.
According to the rules, rebels can be disqualified if they vote against their party, in violation of the whip. But their votes will be counted as valid.
