Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that good governance and development are the two major aspects due to which people vote BJP to power in Gujarat and this is also true across the country.

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Following claims by Rajasthan MP Ranjeeta Koli that she was attacked by the mining mafia, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lambasted the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan saying that the law and order situation had deteriorated and elements like the Popular Front of India (PFI) were being patronised by the chief minister.

New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Following Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's tendering an apology to President Droupadi Murmu over his controversial "Rashtrapatni" remark, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said the apology of Chowdhury is not enough and Congress president Sonia Gandhi should apologise.

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI Employment generation is not the objective of the Union Ministry of Culture and its mandate is preservation and conservation of cultural heritage protection development and promotion of literature music dance visual arts and drama the Culture minister told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday He was replying to questions whether the government promoted Indian art literature and culture to provide employment to the youth in the country Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal said the ministrys primary task is to promote and protect Indian art culture heritage literature music dance and visual arts and the government provides the employment The members were however not satisfied and led to some uproar in the House Jaya Bachchan of the Samajwadi Party said Employment generation is the objective of the government forget your ministry Meghwal said all the activities carried out by the government help in generating employment opportunities We do provide employment but our primary objective is to promote culture he said adding it is the government that provides employment Jawahar Sarkar of the TMC said The minister has been partially misled in giving a wrong reply He said the Culture Ministry does provide employment on a large scale Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said in a written reply The mandate of the Ministry of Culture is preservation conservation of cultural heritage protection development promotion of literature music dance visual arts and drama Employment generation is not the objective of the Ministry However the activities carried out through various organisations under the Ministry generate indirect employment to a large number of people associated with Indian Art Literature and Culture There are several academic fellowships scholarships and training programmes organised by the autonomous bodies of the Ministry of Culture which help the artists to find employment in their field of expertise he said The minister also informed the House that the ministry has spent a total of Rs 7894 crore in the last three years During 2021-22 he said the ministry had a budget of Rs 28534 crore as grants for various government institutions PTI SKC AQS AQS

Jaipur Feb 20 PTI A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Bhilwara district on Sunday police here said The accused Hanuman Meghwal 40 raped her by taking her to his room when her parents were away for labour work they said When the incident came to light local people assaulted the accused who was in an inebriated state and injured him they said The police have admitted the accused and the victim to a hospital A case has been registered against Meghwal and an investigation is underway police said PTI AG VN VN

Jaipur Nov 29 PTI A court in Rajasthans Hanumangarh district on Monday sentenced to death a youth who raped and murdered a 60-year-old woman Surendra Meghwal alias Mandiya 19 was arrested after a case was registered at Pilibanga police station in the district and a chargesheet was presented against him in seven days an official statement said The matter was heard in a fast-track court for speedy trial On Monday the court convicted Meghwal and gave him death penalty The court pronounced the verdict in 74 days PTI AG HDA