Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot held a press conference at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday, in which he expressed his views on various important issues. At an instance, CM Ashok Gehlot said: “I want to leave the CM post, but this post is not leaving me. How many CMs in the country have this guts to say that I want to leave CM post?”
On the question of many tickets being cancelled, Ashok Gehlot said, there is no anti-incumbency in Rajasthan. There is no allegation against the CM. There is some resentment with the MLAs, there are allegations of corruption. But tickets are booked only when there is an option.
Gehlot raises question on functioning of agencies
While raising questions over the functioning of central agencies like ED, CBI, IT Department and other, CM Ashok Gehlot lashed out over Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked: “Officers of ED, CBI and IT agencies take oath for the country, hence their work should be more fair towards the country. Manipur has been burning for many months, but the Prime Minister does not have time to go there. The Prime Minister is busy conducting raids.”
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CM Gehlot targets PM Modi
Over corruption charges, CM Ashok Gehlot said that PM Modi is a “classic example” of how everyone gets clean in BJP’s washing machine. By giving the example of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who’s now an ally of BJP in Maharashtra, Ashok Gehlot said: “Modi ji is a ‘classic example’. Accused Ajit Pawar of corruption and then included him in the government and gave him the finance department. They first make allegations and then after joining BJP, they wash everything in their washing machine.”
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Gehlot on Delayed Ticket Distribution
On the question regarding delay and differences in announcement of candidates, Ashok Gehlot said that all decisions are being taken with everyone’s opinion. Gehlot said that perhaps you are mentioning Sachin Pilot, but the problem of BJP is that all the decisions are being taken by consensus. On the question of cutting tickets of rebels, Gehlot said that we have forgotten the old things, our policy is, forget and forgive.
In response to this, Sachin Pilot told reporters that the love and affection between him and Ashok Gehlot is disturbing BJP. Pilot said: “BJP is scared of the love and affection between me and Ashok Gehlot. They’re getting frustrated after seeing us together. Even journalists are not getting any news on conflict any more.”
Giving an indirect message to the party high command, Ashok Gehlot said that when attempts were being made to topple my government, there was an offer of Rs 10 crore to the MLAs. If my MLAs were corrupt they would have taken money, but they did not do so.
