"The incident happened in 2005 when BJP was in power. In 2019, we came and exposed it. ...21 accused were arrested, three died and one is absconding. Two children died, and the rest went to their homes. It was turned into national news," Gehlot said addressing a press conference in Surat. He was speaking on reports of auctioning of girls on stamp papers in Rajasthan.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 27 (ANI): Rajasthan cabinet minister Shanti Dhariwal on Monday lashed out at Congress' state in-charge Ajay Maken alleging that he was part of a "conspiracy" to remove Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 25 (ANI): As Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is likely to resign from his post before filing his nomination for the Congress President poll, state legislator Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said that all the MLAs are angry and are resigning as they were not consulted before the decision.

New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) President Rekha Sharma hit out against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his statement regarding 50 per cent rape cases in Rajasthan being fake.

New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that he wants Rahul Gandhi to take charge as Congress president.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday approved a proposal to release 51 prisoners serving sentences in various jails of the state on August 15, 2022, giving a special pardon for good conduct, said an official statement.

New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Targetting the CM Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government over the Udaipur incident, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said the state has been charred by huge communal riots but the Chief Minister has refused to accept it, adding that the CM is indulging in blaming others for his own failures.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 30 (ANI): The alleged suicide case of a gynaecologist, here, is taking a toll on the medical community. After the various organisations announced protests and state bandh against the tragic incident, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took to Twitter to condemn the incident and assured thorough enquiry into the case.

Jaipur Feb 27 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the speedy and safe return of students stuck in Ukraine Gehlot urged the prime minister that the Centre should immediately contact the government of Ukraine to bring back the students to India Referring to his conversation with Ajay Singh an Indian student living in Ukraine the chief minister informed Modi that Indian students are not getting a safe route to Romania and Poland He said state government officials are receiving messages from the students and their families living there that a large number of them had gathered at the Romanian border and were unable to find a way forward from there Gehlot told the PM that the students are facing extreme cold conditions on the Romanian border Due to the current situation in Ukraine children and their parents living in India are going through mental stress To solve this problem state government officials are in constant contact with the Ministry of External Affairs and these students Gehlot said The chief minister urged PM Modi to approach the Ukrainian government for a safe passage to Poland and Romania Gehlot has also written to External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar drawing his attention to these problems PTI AG RDK RDK

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.