However, a senior BJP leader and deputy leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, Rajendra Rathore, levelled allegations against Ashok Gehlot led Congress government of not taking strict action against conversion.

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Lucknow: The unemployed youth from Rajasthan are staged a dharna outside the Congress party headquarters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, demanding a meeting with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The protests in Uttar Pradesh — organised under the banner of Rajasthan Berozgar Ekikrut Mahasangh (RBEM) — are aimed at pressurising the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan to accept long-standing demands made by the unemployed in Rajasthan. The demands of the protesters include appointments in several government jobs for which recruitment exams have already been conducted, increase in the number of vacancies for state government jobs and formulation of a non-bailable law against those who leak question papers in competitive examinations.

Lucknow: The unemployed youth from Rajasthan are staged a dharna outside the Congress party headquarters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, demanding a meeting with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The protests in Uttar Pradesh — organised under the banner of Rajasthan Berozgar Ekikrut Mahasangh (RBEM) — are aimed at pressurising the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan to accept long-standing demands made by the unemployed in Rajasthan. The demands of the protesters include appointments in several government jobs for which recruitment exams have already been conducted, increase in the number of vacancies for state government jobs and formulation of a non-bailable law against those who leak question papers in competitive examinations.

Jaipur Nov 22 PTI After allotment of portfolios ministers of the new expanded Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan on Monday said fulfilling the promises made in the election manifesto and ensuring effective implementation of policies and programmes will be among their top prioritiesTwelve new ministers were inducted and three ministers of state were elevated to the cabinet rankThe 15 ministers were sworn in on Sunday for the expanded Gehlot cabinet fulfilling a key demand of former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot whose rebellion last year shook the states Congress governmentFollowing the expansion the council of ministers in the state has 19 cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state The Rajasthan cabinet can have a maximum of 30 ministers including the chief ministerThe state government has fulfilled many of the promises made in the election manifesto The remaining promises will be fulfilled in the next two years This will be my top priority Public Works Department PWD Minister Bhajan Lal Jatav told reportersJatav is among the three ministers who were elevated from minister of state to cabinet rank on SundayPublic Health and Engineering Department PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi said It is an important responsibility which has been given to me by the party high command and chief minister Making drinking water available to people is a responsibility especially in the context of Rajasthan said Joshi who is among the 12 new ministersMinister of State for Higher Education Rajendra Yadav said that deficiencies if any left in the higher education sector will be removed and the level of higher education will be improvedYadav was part of the old Gehlot cabinet and was given the higher education portfolio in the rejigMahendrajeet Singh Malviya inducted as cabinet minister and allotted water resources said that managing water resources in the state is a major responsibility and he will put all efforts to utilise the Centre and state grants for developmental worksWe will see how people of the state get maximum benefit from the available water resources he saidPratap Singh Khachariyawas one of the old cabinet ministers who this time got the portfolio of food and civil supplies said he will get more opportunity to serve the people through this ministry and will work towards executing the agenda of the manifestoThis is a major department and is directly connected with the people and the poor I have done my best as road and transport department minister and will continue to work better so that benefits of government schemes reach people he said PTI AG SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Nov 21 PTI Congress and independent MLAs who had expectations from the Cabinet expansion but were not accommodated in the reshuffle would be adjusted in political appointments Party sources said that 15 parliamentary secretaries and seven advisers to the chief minister will be appointed This will accommodate 22 MLAs who had expectations that they would be made part of the government Those left out will be given other political appointments as chairperson of various boards and corporations the party sources said The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government had faced a political crisis in July last year after the then deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs took a rebellious stand against Gehlots leadership Rest of the Congress MLAs independent legislators who were supporting the government MLAs who quit the BSP and joined the Congress had camped in hotels under the leadership of Gehlot The chief minister had assured all those who supported his government at the time of the crisis that he would work as their guardian Apart from them the members of Sachin Pilot camp also had expectations from the expansion The party high command and chief minister have taken a balanced stand All regional and social equations have been considered in the cabinet reshuffle Since there were limitations it was not possible to accommodate everyone who had expectations For this 15 parliamentary secretaries and seven advisers to CM will be appointed and other political appointments will also be made the source said Fifteen ministers -- 11 cabinet and four ministers of state -- are going to take oath at the Raj Bhawan on Sunday The eleven Cabinet ministers include three who have been elevated from MoS to the Cabinet rank Only three ministers Govind Singh Dotasra Harish Chaudhary and Raghu Sharma have been dropped The other ministers have been retained in the Ashok Gehlot cabinet In addition to them 12 new ministers are being inducted Five are believed to be from the Sachin Pilot camp Pilot has also expressed satisfaction over the reshuffle and welcomed it saying it has been done after much brainstorming and discussions with a comprehensive approach and it will send a good message across the state The Congress has 108 MLAs in the 200-member assembly It also has the support of 12 out of 13 independent MLAs PTI SDA AAR