History won’t forgive rebels: Gehlot

Raj CM’s letter brings to PM’s notice ‘hateful attempts to topple govt’

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a two-page letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi apprising him of the efforts to topple his government through horse-trading. Naming Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, he writes that leaders from the BJP and his own party are involved in such efforts.

The letter says: “I do not know how much aware you are of this or you are being misled. But history will never forgive people who are a part of it.”

The letter says that the beauty of democracy is that the governments rise above party politics to keep public welfare as top priority. It mentions the efforts made by Rajiv Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee governments to amend anti-defection laws. “But for some time now efforts are being made to destabilise elected governments. Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka are examples.”

Gehlot further writes he was then the state president of Congress and had personally met Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao and Governor Baliram Bhagat and said that toppling elected governments through horse trading is cheating the public.

Posting the letter on micro blogging site Twitter, Gehlot addressed a message to the PM: “I am bringing to your attention the hateful attempts being made to topple democratically elected governments that are damaging the democratic traditions.”

Speaking to a local channel after sending off the letter, the chief minister said: “I share a very cordial relationship with the Prime Minister. He has appreciated the work in the state during the Neeti

Aayog meet and video conference meets held to review the Corona situation. He has formed a government twice and created history. I thought to write to tell him and tell him about what is going on.”

Saving lives is the top priority during these times of Covid-19 pandemic but efforts are being made to topple Rajasthan government. This is being done by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and other BJP leaders along with some over ambitious leaders of our party. One of them is Bhanwarlal Sharma who had tried to topple Bhairon Singh Shekhawat’s government. — Ashok Gehlot tells PM Modi in a letter