BJP netas meet Raj gov, seek action against Cong ‘anarchy’
Jaipur, July 25: A delegation of the Opposition BJP met Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra on Saturday and accused chief minister Ashok Gehlot and the ruling Congress of creating an “atmosphere of anarchy” in the state.
Mentioning the chief minister’s statement about people surrounding the Raj Bhavan over Mishra not summoning a session of the state Assembly, the BJP said it was an attempt to “terrorise” the governor’s office.
Mr Gehlot and several Congress MLAs staged a sit-in at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday to press for an Assembly session.
Earlier in the day, Mr Gehlot had claimed that the governor is facing pressure “from above” to stall the assembly from meeting, hinting at the alleged involvement of the BJP government at the Centre in the tussle for power in the state.
Led by party state president Satish Poonia, the 15member BJP delegation handed over a memorandum to the governor.
It said the sit-in and slogan shouting by Congress MLAs were also attempts to “terrorise constitutional institutions”.
“The drama which happened yesterday in the name of constitutional right was unfortunate. The note which was sent by the government to the governor for calling the assembly session had no agenda,” Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Gulab Chand Kataria told reporters after the meeting.
He said demonstrations held by the Congress on Saturday against the BJP were the ruling party's way to build pressure on the governor to call an Assembly session.
“It is the right of the cabinet to send a note to the governor for calling an assembly session but creating pressure to get it done immediately is the peak of violation of constitutional values,” he added.