Under the leadership of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajasthan Assembly, Gulabchand Kataria, Udaipur BJP officials and BJP workers, protested by wearing the masks of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, along with that of ministers of the Gehlot cabinet.

Jaipur Feb 23 PTI The Rajasthan BJP on Wednesday termed the budget for the year 2022-23 presented by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot disappointing and said it did not offer a concrete plan to bring the states shaky economy back on trackState BJP chief Satish Poonia said the chief minister was good at making announcements but there was a difference between his words and deedsGehlot presented the budget in the Rajasthan Assembly with the main focus on health education infrastructure and tourism sectors and social securityPoonia said the government did not make clear from where it will get the money to fulfil the announcements made in the budgetThe chief minister is good at making announcements There is a difference between his words and deeds Announcements have been made as if the elections are due tomorrow he saidFarmers and the youth of the state are angry and ready to oust the Congress in 2023 for not fulfilling promises he saidAnnouncements pertaining to education and health sectors were made but the government has not made sincere efforts to develop infrastructure Schools do not have basic facilities like toilets classrooms drinking water electricity library and laboratory Poonia allegedSenior BJP leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje said the budget was disappointing lacked policy and seemed to be driven by politicsI would only say that this is not a budget for policy According to me it is a budget for politics she told reportersRaje said that this time a separate budget was presented for farmers but it lacked visionDeputy Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly Rajendra Rathore said the budget was full of fancy announcements and was aimed at deceiving the common peopleLike the last three budgets in budget 2022-23 too the government could not present any concrete action plan to bring the states shaky economy back on track he saidThe states first separate agriculture budget did not provide a full loan waiver or any special provisions for farmers The farmers were cheated by presenting the old schemes in a new format he saidDuring the almost three-hour budget speech Gehlot announced the launch of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme to provide 100 days of employment in urban areasAnother major announcement in the budget was that all employees appointed on or after January 1 2004 will be covered under the old pension scheme from next yearIn the first agriculture budget Gehlot announced an allocation of Rs 5000 crore for Rajasthan Mukhya Mantri Krishak Saathi Yojana up from Rs 2000 crore in the last budgetHe also proposed Rs 2700 crore for the Rajasthan Micro Irrigation Mission under which 5 lakh farmers will be benefitted and announced the increase in the number of employment days under MGNREGA to 125 from 100 PTI AG DIV DIV

Jaipur Dec 21 PTI BJP Rajasthan president Satish Poonia has demanded compensation to farmers after assessment of damage to crops due to severe cold conditions in the state Poonia wrote a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in this regard Due to severe cold conditions farmers have suffered heavy losses due to damage of crops across the state Poonia said He urged the chief minister to conduct early girdawari for assessment of damage caused to the crops due to severe winter conditions so that the farmers can get financial support at the time of crisis PTI SDA HDA

Jaipur Nov 25 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a Rajasthan BJP working committee meeting here on December 5 party state unit president Satish Poonia said on Thursday He said there will be a detailed discussion about taking the welfare schemes of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government to villages and hamlets of the state With the guidance of Shah the morale of the workers will increase and the mission will prove to be a milestone for the victory in the 2023 assembly elections Poonia said He said the two-day state working committee meeting of the party will be held in Jaipur on December 4 and 5 The Union home minister will address a special session on December 5 and after that he will address a conference of about 10000 public representatives Poonia added He said on December 4 partys organisational review upcoming action plan issues of complete farmer loan waiver electricity health education unemployment law and order will be discussed to form a strategy and a mission for the Rajasthan BJP There will also be a detailed discussion on the 2023 assembly elections he said Poonia said in the coming days there will be big agitations against the anti-people policies of the Congress government in the state PTI AG AQS AQS

Jaipur Sep 21 PTI The BJP will run a campaign to take the Centres welfare scheme among people said party leader B L Santosh on Tuesday Addressing a brainstorming session of the party in Rajsamand district the BJPs national general secretary organisation said the party is working on people-centric programmes according to a statement The party will run a continuous campaign to take the Centres welfare schemes among people he said BJP leader Arun Singh said the Congress party is battling factionalism in the entire country and their priority is not to solve problems of the people Their priority is to solve problems of themselves and their party he said He alleged that Rajasthan has become a state with highest crime against women and Scheduled Castes State BJP chief Satish Poonia too claimed that no one is safe in the state Farmers are upset youth unhappy women Dalits and tribals facing atrocities he alleged He claimed that farmers youth and women are becoming self-reliant due to welfare schemes of PM Narendra Modi On the other hand the Ashok Gehlot government of the state is disobeying the promises made to farmers and the youth he said In the meeting discussion on various issues related to organisation and the 2023 Assembly polls was held PTI AG RDK RDK

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 25 (ANI): Rajasthan BJP on Tuesday released a 'black paper' against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led government, alleging that it failed to fulfil its promises of loan waivers for farmers and unemployment allowance to the youth.

Jaipur Aug 24 PTI The Rajasthan BJP on Tuesday released a black paper claiming unfulfilled promises and misgovernance by the state government Releasing the black paper ahead of the panchayat elections in six districts former state BJP president Arun Chaturvedi said the Congress has completed two-and-a-half years of its term in the state and a jungle raj in prevailing He alleged that the crime graph is increasing and the morale of criminals is high The chief minister Ashok Gehlot doesnt come out of his residence and the council of ministers is not able to fulfil his responsibility he said in a statement Chaturvedi said the Ashok Gehlot-led government had promised complete farm loan waiver unemployment allowance to the youth which are yet to be fulfilled The common people are fed up with rising electricity bills he said The government stalled the ambitious and appreciated schemes of the previous BJP government such as the Jal Swavlamban Yojna Bhamashah Swasthya Yojna he said claiming that it reduced pension and scholarship amount The rural development has taken a hit as funds were not released for panchayats he claimed The panchayat elections will be held in Bharatpur Dausa Jaipur Jodhpur Sawai Madhopur and Sirohi districts in three phases on August 26 29 and September 1 The counting will take place on September 4 PTI AG RDK RDK