Mr Gehlot also claimed that the judiciary was being pressurized by the government.
Jaipur:
A day after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused the government of downplaying the threat posed by China, saying Beijing is preparing for war but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is “sleeping”, Rajasthan Chief Minister and Top Congress leader Ashok Gehlot today demanded an ‘explanation’. Mr. Gandhi’s concern
“The crisis is not that there is a war going on at the border, but in which direction the country is heading. This is a cause for concern,” he said. He said that democratic institutions are being weakened in the country.
Rahul Gandhi, who had last week commented on fresh clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh, stopped during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, an all-India foot march in Rajasthan’s Dausa along with Ashok Gehlot. towards him.
Today, Mr Gehlot criticized the ruling party over internal affairs, saying the border dispute was not as big a crisis as what he called an attack on India’s Constitution.
“The executive, judiciary and other offices have different roles, but they are part of the same system. Look at the situation in the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax, Central Bureau of Investigation,” he said. Central agencies have been “weaponized” to target opposition parties.
Mr Gehlot also claimed that the judiciary was being pressurized by the government, and suggested that even the Election Commission of India was not functioning independently.
Why did the Election Commission conduct the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly elections separately? he said. The Congress had earlier warned about elections, which are usually held together, being held separately this time even though the results were to be announced simultaneously.
“The country is going through a very big crisis. The crisis is not that there is a war going on at the border. It is more dangerous. Our brave soldiers can fight at the border, the country is capable enough,” he said. that, “this crisis will hollow out the country”.
He said, “Rahul Gandhi is worried about this.”
Ashok Gehlot then recalled the welfare measures by his government, saying that they do not publicize it much, but they are doing much more in their states than the BJP.