Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 24 (ANI): Reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs returning iPhones gifted by the state government after Budget presentation, Rajasthan Minister Pratap Khachariyawas on Thursday asked why they had accepted laptops for three years.

Jaipur Dec 22 PTI Political leaders cutting across party lines and members of the Rajput community attended the diamond jubilee celebration of Shri Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh here on Wednesday Clad in saffron attire around three lakh people attended the event at the Bhawani Niketan ground as per the organisers Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Rajasthan ministers Pratap Singh Bhanwar Singh Bhati deputy leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore several MLAs and other public representatives participated in the function The organisation was formed on December 22 1946 Pratap Singh Khachariyawas food and civil supplies minister in the Ashok Gehlot government said the KshatraKshatriyaDharmdoes not teach discrimination He urged the gathering to support those politicians who worked for the community and asked them to hold their leaders accountable for a better governance If Pratap Singh makes a mistake challenge him and do the same for Gajendra Singh Shekhawatthat will help us improve he said Shekhawat who chose to refrain from making political remarks called upon people to inculcate and pass on the cultural values to the newer generation Deputy leader of opposition in the state Assembly Rajendra Rathore asked the people from the community to revive cultural values and systems such as the concept of joint family and look after heritage properties that lack care especially in villages PTI SDA CJ CJ

Jaipur Sep 25 PTI A day ahead of the scheduled Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers-2021 for the recruitment of third-grade teachers a heavy crowd of candidates was seen at bus stands in all 33 districts of the state on Saturday The candidates were seen catching buses for the district where their exam centres are located The state government has announced free travel for REET candidates in both state roadways and private buses while the North Western Railway is also operating 26 special trains covering almost all important stations from September 25 to 26 to help candidates reach their exam destinations and back home The exam is being held on a large scale on Sunday as around 1651 lakh candidates have enrolled for it This is the biggest exam in the state in terms of the number of candidates Looking at the challenges in conducting the exam in a fair manner and without any inconvenience to the general public the state government has deployed its machinery for making all arrangements and directed the state police to check on those involved in duping candidates in the name of help in clearing the exam Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said the state government is committed to the successful conduct of the examination with the safety and convenience of examinees He said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot himself is keeping an eye over the entire arrangements for REET-2021 and no laxity of any kind will be tolerated The test is being conducted by the Ajmer-based Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education at 3993 exam centres All the preparations for the exam have been completed and it will be ensured that there is no use of unfair means in the examination Board chairman D P Jaroli said He added that the candidates who have submitted multiple applications have been identified Meanwhile in a tragic incident six REET candidates were killed and five others injured when a van in which they were going from Baran to Sikar to take the exam rammed into a tractor-trolly in Jaipur districts Chaksu area on Saturday All of them had exam centres in Sikar district PTI SDA RAX RAX