Jaipur, June 26 (IANS) Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) In-charge Radha Mohan Das Agarwal has launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that political programmes organised during the National Elgibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination period adversely affected students and disrupted their future prospects. Claiming that several aspirants were unable to reach their examination centres due to traffic congestion caused by Congress events, Agarwal on Thursday demanded that the par…
Latest Ashok Gehlot News & Updates
Jaipur, June 25 (IANS) As the political confrontation between Cabinet Minister Dr Kirodi Lal Meena and Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra intensified, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has stepped in firmly, backing Dotasra and dismissing Kirodi’s allegations as “baseless” and politically motivated.In a strongly worded post on X and subsequent remarks to the media, Gehlot said Kirodi has made a habit of leveling sensational allegations without evidence and claimed that none…
Jaipur, June 25 (IANS) The political battle over the Yamuna Water Agreement has escalated sharply in Rajasthan, with the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress locked in a war of words over who deserves credit for bringing Yamuna waters to the parched Shekhawati region.As former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, challenged the BJP government to deliver water on the ground rather than sign agreements, and Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra dubbed the latest pact a “false MoU”, Chief …
Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) Reacting sharply to former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s statement on MLAs and MPs being “sold”, BJP Rajasthan President Madan Rathore on Wednesday questioned why Gehlot did not take any action against such legislators during his own tenure.Referring to Gehlot’s remarks in which he allegedly used terms such as “horses, donkeys, buffaloes and goats” for public representatives, Rathore asked: “If those representatives were indeed ‘sold out’, why did you not take any action a…
Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has alleged that democratic values are under serious threat in the country, claiming that elected representatives are being bought and sold like horses, donkeys, buffaloes and goats while being treated as commodities in a political marketplace. “Today, MPs and MLAs are being bought and sold in the same manner as horses, donkeys, buffaloes and goats are traded. This is the situation to which our democracy has been reduced,” Gehlo…
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) What should have been a moment of joy for several families in Rajasthan has turned into a prolonged medical crisis, as mothers who survived childbirth are now battling life-threatening complications — raising serious questions about the quality of medicines used in government hospitals.The latest cases from Jodhpur have revived concerns sparked earlier in Kota and Bikaner. Eight women who underwent caesarean sections at Paota District Hospital in Jodhpur developed severe …
Jaipur, June 22 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday accused the Rajasthan government of failing to ensure proper treatment and care for women facing serious complications after Caesarean deliveries in government hospitals across Jodhpur, Kota and Bikaner.After meeting affected families, Gehlot described the incidents as evidence of a collapsing healthcare system and demanded compensation for the victims, while highlighting his previous government’s flagship free healthcare scheme…
Jaipur, June 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajasthan State President Madan Rathore on Monday strongly criticised former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his remarks regarding the Panchna Dam dispute, stating that those questioning the current government must first explain what concrete steps they took to resolve the long-pending issue during their own tenure. Rathore said the Panchna Dam dispute remained unresolved throughout the tenure of the previous Congress government, causing prolo…
Jaipur, June 22 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has dismissed allegations of factionalism within the Congress and instead has accused the BJP of repeatedly targeting the opposition while ignoring questions about its own internal affairs.During an interaction with the media, Gehlot asserted that the Congress remains united in Rajasthan and across the country.He also said the party has never commented on the BJP’s internal decisions and cited that they never questioned why senior BJP le…
Jaisalmer, June 20 (IANS) How does a community produce paperwork for a shrine that has existed for nearly 250 years? That question lies at the heart of a growing controversy in Rajasthan’s border district of Jaisalmer, where an administrative notice seeking land ownership documents for the historic Mehmood Shah Peer Jilani shrine has sparked protests and a wider debate over faith, heritage and governance.The notice, issued under the administration’s ongoing “Operation Clean” drive against allege…