Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to honour a key election promise, alleging that several welfare schemes launched under the previous Congress govt were discontinued or weakened in the state.Gehlot said Modi assured voters that no Congress-era scheme would be stopped if the BJP came to power. тАЬThe promise was made to secure votes, but was not implemented,тАЭ he said.In the 20th chapter of his social media series тАЬIntezaar Shastra,тАЭ Gehlot claimed that the BJP-led state govt has gone against the PMтАЩs assurance. He described the alleged discontinuation and modification of welfare programmes as a тАЬwell-planned conspiracyтАЭ driven by political vendetta.
тАЬтАШModi Ki GuaranteeтАЩ has turned out to be an electoral jumla. Nineteen chapters of Intezaar Shastra stand witness that the promise was nothing but deception,тАЭ Gehlot said, adding that public welfare initiatives created during the Congress regime are being тАЬdeliberately neglected.тАЭGehlot also said several projects initiated during his tenure remain incomplete. He said he was raising these issues consistently through his campaign. тАЬPeople are not getting pensions; treatment is not available, and distress is visible across the state,тАЭ he said.Gehlot also targeted the current state leadership, alleging a lack of governance and oversight. тАЬThe CM is busy with tours. When will he work and assess the govt? The ground reality is completely different,тАЭ he said, warning that ignoring public concerns could lead to political consequences.
