Look in the mirror: CM's miffed reply to Gehlot
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Jodhpur: In a fiery address at the Marwar International Auditorium here Thursday, chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma delivered a pointed critique that seemed to take aim at both the
Congress party
's historical imposition of Emergency in 1975 and his predecessor,
Ashok Gehlot
.
Speaking at a felicitation program for 'Gaurav Sainanis' commemorating the 50th anniversary of Emergency, Sharma said, "Look in the mirror and ask yourself. What all atrocities were committed against the people of this country? The public knows how low you can stoop for the sake of a chair."
Sharma's remarks come in the wake of Gehlot's claims—a day earlier—about a conspiracy within
BJP
to oust the former from his position as the chief minister.
Gehlot had advised Sharma to remain vigilant, suggesting that BJP was actively working to destabilise his govt. In response, Sharma dismissed Gehlot's concerns, asserting that he need not worry about him and instead should focus on own party Congress, which was getting weaker.
Not stopping at this, Gehlot Thursday accused BJP of toppling state govts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, questioning the party's sincerity to democratic principles while celebrating Constitution Day.
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Sharma strongly rebutted these allegations, pointing to Congress's historical record of invoking Article 356 to dismiss state govts. "How many elected state govts have you dismissed in this country?" the CM questioned, adding that "every mistake will have to be answered for."
The CM also criticised the opposition's planned Samvidhan Bachao (Save the Constitution) rally in Jodhpur, questioning their credibility in protecting constitutional values. "How will they save the Constitution when they haven't even respected the one who created it?" Sharma asked.
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