Gehlot alleged that the BJP’s plan is similar to that of toppling the erstwhile Kamal Nath-led government in Madhya Pradesh
JAIPUR| Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has accused Bharatiya Janata Party of Horse Trading. Gehlot has obliquely hinted that the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is pulling out all stops to destabilise the Congress-led government by luring some of the ruling party’s members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) with Rs 25 Crore each.
Gehlot alleged that the BJP’s plan is similar to that of toppling the erstwhile Kamal Nath-led government in Madhya Pradesh (MP) and some of his party lawmakers have been offered Rs 10 crore each in advance of the promised sum of Rs 25 crore.
The CM made these allegations while speaking to media persons late on Wednesday night when the Congress took its 107 party MLAs and 13 independent lawmakers to a resort located on the outskirts of Jaipur for a meeting ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for three seats from the desert state slated to be held on June 19. The 120 MLAs will be shifted to the resort on Thursday.
Gehlot said, “Our MLAs are intelligent, alert, and united. Rajasthan is the only state in the country, where 13 independent MLAs supported our government for neither exchange of any money nor post. However, the condition on which our MLAs left the party for the BJP in MP is not good.”
Rajasthan government’s chief whip Mahesh Joshi in a complaint to the director-general, anti-corruption bureau (ACB), has alleged attempts to poach Congress MLAs and the independent lawmakers, who are supporting the Gehlot-led government.
Joshi alleged, “Attempts are being made to destabilise the government in Rajasthan on the lines of Karnataka and MP.”
Pareek alleged, “The Congress has failed to manage its own house. There is growing resentment in the party’s rank and file over its failed national leadership.”
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