Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday filed his nomination papers for the Assembly election as a candidate from Jodhpur’s Sardarpura seat, which he has been winning since 1998. Mr. Gehlot’s wife Sunita Gehlot and son Vaibhav accompanied him when he handed over his papers to the Returning Officer.
At a ‘Congress guarantee dialogue’ organised after the filing of nomination, Mr. Gehlot said the ruling party would come back to power on the strength of its works and policies as well as the promises and guarantees for the next tenure. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also addressed the rally.
Mr. Gehlot accused the Central investigating agencies of unleashing a “reign of terror” in the Opposition-ruled States and said it amounted to misuse of powers. “This is going to be a big issue during the election campaign. People in the remote villages and hamlets are becoming aware [of it],” he said, adding that the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) recent raids in Rajasthan were wrong and malicious.
