Jaipur, 11 Jul: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday took a dig at the BJP, saying his \u201csingle-engine\u201d government in Rajasthan is doing more work for the people than the saffron party\u2019s \u201cdouble-engine\u201d governments in other states.
\nThe chief minister was interacting with the beneficiaries of the Social Security Pension Scheme at his official residence here in the poll-bound state.
\n\u201cThese people say that their government is double-engine but one of the engines is failing at many places,\u201d Gehlot said.
\n\u201cThe real engine is this (Rajasthan) government. Our single-engine government is doing work which the double-engine governments are not able to do anywhere in the country. Our government with a single engine is much safer, rest assured,\u201d he added.
\nThe term \u201cdouble engine\u201d is used by BJP leaders to refer to the party being in power at the Centre as well as in a state.
\nGehlot transferred more than Rs 1,000 crore to the accounts of over 50 lakh beneficiaries of the Social Security Pension Scheme as pension for May-June and said the state government will make a law to give pension under social security.
\nHe also said, under the Mukhyamantri Digital Seva Yojana, women heads of Chiranjeevi families will get smartphones with internet access for three years starting this.
\nMeanwhile, Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra said the party\u2019s newly constituted state executive committee was \u201cbalanced\u201d and dismissed speculations of factionalism.
\nHe said the Congress is united in the state and will remain united. He also said that his party will win the upcoming Assembly elections.
\nThe Congress on Monday effected a major rejig in its Rajasthan unit, appointing 21 vice presidents, 48 general secretaries, one general secretary organisation, 121 secretaries and 25 district presidents.
\nAsked how the different camps in the party were balanced in appointments, Dotasra said, \u201cRahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge are the only camps in Congress. All are soldiers of Congress. I would urge the media not to talk about any camp, group or leader in Rajasthan starting today. Just talk about the Congress.\u201d \u201cThe Congress is united, will remain united, and will win the Assembly elections. In 2024, we will remove the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre,\u201d he said.
\nDescribing the new executive as \u201cbalanced\u201d, Dotasra said 60 per cent of the people appointed are youths and all sections have got representation. He said he is ready for the elections with his new team.
\nThe Congress leader said that publicising the work of the state government among the public is a big challenge for the party organisation.
\n\u201cThis time the challenge is greater because our government has done a lot of work and has worked for every section. There are several schemes and we have to work hard so that every individual gets benefit out of it,\u201d he said.
\nTaking a dig at the BJP\u2019s meeting held on Monday regarding the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, Dotasra said, \u201cThey are not winning. They are fighting with each other. The internal rift in the BJP is deep.\u201d (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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