Sacked Minister Rajasthan Minister Rajendra Gudha on Tuesday called for a narco test on all ministers in the state, a day after he waved a ‘red diary’ in the assembly alleging it contained details of financial irregularities involving Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and others.
He said that if the narco test of all the ministers is done, more than 60% of ministers will be found guilty.
In an interview, he also took sides with Sachin Pilot in the now-off, now-on tussle between Mr Gehlot and his former deputy.
He hit out at Ashok Gehlot for calling senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot “nikamma”, “nakara” and “gaddar”. Mr Pilot’s father Rajesh Pilot worked for the Congress and Sachin Pilot himself has been working for the party for 20 years, Mr Gudha said.
Mr Gudha was suspended from the Rajasthan assembly on Monday after it saw unruly scenes including pushing and shoving over the ‘red diary’. He has been targeting Ashok Gehlot following his sacking on Friday evening, hours after he cornered his own government in the Assembly over the issue of crimes against women in the state.
Mr Gudha held charge as the minister of state for Sainik Kalyan (Independent Charge), Home Guard and Civil Defence, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development.
On Tuesday, the former minister also claimed that he wanted to table the diary in the assembly.
Referring to Ashok Gehlot sacking him as a minister, Mr Gudha said, “I had only said that we need to introspect on the issues of crimes against women for which I was terminated from the council of ministers.” He said he has never relied on Mr Gehlot for votes, and reminded that the group of ex-Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs in the House has supported the Congress veteran.
He further added that,”We have voted six times in Rajya Sabha elections for him, supported him for chief minister twice, voted in the president’s election. We have saved the Congress government during a political crisis. We have worked a lot for the state and for him.”
Answering a question about whether the issues raised by him will affect Congress in the upcoming elections, the ex-minister said, “Women are feeling insecure. Recruitment exam papers have leaked. Those made members were involved in selling the papers.” “There is resentment among the youth. The youth and the unemployed are dying by suicide,” he added.
Mr Gudha said that he will visit every village in his constituency and seek people’s opinions before deciding the future course of action about his political career.
