Shekhawat targets Gehlot, calls ‘Raj Bhavan gherao’ remark anarchist

NEWDELHI:UNION minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday targeted Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot over his “people may gherao Raj Bhawan” remarks, calling it ‘anarchist’.

“The chief minister who repeatedly vouches for democracy gave a statement that reeks of anarchism. He said the people of Rajasthan will gherao the Raj Bhawan and then don’t blame us for it. I feel such words don’t behove a person who repeatedly swears by democracy and calls himself a Gandhian. Any Constitutional position carries with it a responsibility, which these people should uphold,” he said.

Gehlot has accused Governor Kalraj Mishra of acting under pressure for not convening the assembly session, despite his repeated requests and demanded that it be convened from Monday.

Gehlot said his government should not be held responsible, if the public gherao the Raj Bhavan.

The Congress has accused the Union minister of conspiring to topple the government after purported audio tapes - in which he was allegedly heard talking to the party’s MLAS - surfaced on social media. Shekhawat, however, has denied his involvement.

“There is a political conspiracy where many things including false audio tapes have been used. Who are the people behind it and why they did it will become clear in coming days...i think it is a reflection of the infighting on his side. When we used to talk of it, they would refute it. Now they say people were misled,” he said.