Pointing towards Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan BJP President Satish Poonia said the Congress in its 2018 manifesto had promised to waive the entire loan of all farmers, but now "60 lakh farmers are waiting for the loan waiver".
The government led by Gehlot had faced a crisis last year after the then deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and 18 Congress MLAs had revolted against his leadership.
Gehlot was addressing the foundation stone laying programme of Naveen Bhawan of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) through video-conference.
After the cabinet reshuffle, the state unit is also likely to undergo a rejig, and ahead of that state party chief Govind Singh Dotasra will meet the party in-charge on Tuesday in Delhi. The aim of the meeting is to accommodate all factions within the party.
The 15 ministers who were sworn in, for the expanded Gehlot cabinet, fulfills a key demand of former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot whose rebellion last year shook the state’s Congress government.
Among the ministers to take oath on Sunday, include 11 cabinet ministers and four ministers of state (MoS).
"We have been asked to go to the PCC office at 2 pm on Sunday where further instructions will be given by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, AICC general secretary Ajay Maken and PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra": Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
Amid the clamor to accommodate Pilot’s supporters in the government, cabinet reshuffle in Rajasthan may take place soon.
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The Sachin Pilot camp’s long-pending demand on Cabinet reshuffle may get delayed due to the Assembly session.
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