Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on September 27 embarked on a nine-day-long journey to 18 districts under the Mission 2030 campaign with a call to strengthen the public welfare schemes launched by the Congress government during the last few months. Mr. Gehlot said any change of government, though unlikely, should not lead to discontinuation of the flagship schemes.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came to Jaipur recently, should give a guarantee that no scheme of the Congress government will be discontinued if the BJP comes to power in Rajasthan,” Mr. Gehlot said at the first meeting held here during the public outreach programme. The journey will cover Shekhawati, Marwar and Mewar regions ahead of the State Assembly election.
The Chief Minister said Mr. Modi would have the right to campaign in the State and ask for votes only if gave an assurance about “unhindered implementation” of the schemes, which were benefiting lakhs of people. The BJP government at the Centre should also implement the welfare schemes launched in Rajasthan at the national level, he said.
