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There would be no water, electricity shortage in Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot

CM Gehlot said that top officials should visit different areas and inspect water and electricity supply arrangements. They should talk to people and solve their problems on the spot.

Rajasthan CM Gehlot describes power outage in country as 'national crisis'

Terming power outage a "national crisis", Ashok Gehlot expressed concern over the shortage of coal supply in the country and the simultaneous increase in electricity demand during summer

PM talked about VAT on fuel by states, didn't mention govt excise: Gehlot

Gehlot claimed Centre has earned about Rs 26 trn from excise duty in 8 years which, he said, is the highest amount earned by any dispensation in history of the country by imposing tax on petrol-diesel

Centre earned highest revenue by taxing petrol & diesel: Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan imposes VAT of 30 per cent on petrol and 22 per cent diesel, which are among the highest in the country

Prashant Kishor's Congress revival plan: Here's what you need to know

The Congress is examining Prashant Kishore's 600-slide presentation on strengthening and revival of the congress party and is yet to confirm his induction into the party

Gehlot, Baghel to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss political situation in Delhi

Both the Chief Ministers will be giving the details of the political situation of their states and the future road map will be discussed in the meeting

'Akhand Bharat': Gehlot asks if India is not united now

The chief minister also said after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had banned the RSS

PM Modi should make appeal for reducing communal tension: Ashok Gehlot

Voicing concern over increasing incidents of communal tension in the country, Gehlot said development of the country is not possible without peace

BJP trying to foment communal tensions, says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

The CM said this in the wake of the violence in the state's Karauli after a bike rally held to mark Hindu new year was pelted with stones on April 2

Mahatma Phule birth anniversary: PM Modi, V-P Naidu pay tribute

Mahatma Phule birth anniversary: Mahatma Phule is widely respected as a champion of social justice and source of hope for countless people, said PM Modi

BJP wins by polarisation not because of policy or achievements: Gehlot

He said that elections are being won by the BJP only by polarisation and not on policies or achievements

Ashok Gehlot to meet Chhattisgarh CM Baghel over coal crisis in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday over the coal crisis in Rajasthan."The mines that are allocated to us (Rajasthan) by the Coal Ministry in Chhattisgarh are left with a limited quantity of coal. So to start second mines, we need Chhattisgarh government's permission and for that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister today," Rajasthan Power Minister, Bhanwar Singh Bhati told media persons here today.Gehlot had last months reached out to Coal India Ltd and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to expedite clearance from the Baghel government to secure coal from state-owned coal mines in Chhattisgarh.In a letter dated February 10, Gehlot wrote to Gandhi saying that Rajasthan state may suffer power crisis due to outage of 4,340 MW power plant on the ground of non-availability of Parsa East & Kanta Basan (PEKB) Coal block in Surguja, Chhattisgarh, which was allotted by Ministry of Coal, ...

FIR filed against Ashok Gehlot's son in Nashik over fraud allegations

An FIR has been registered against Vaibhav Gehlot, son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for allegedly duping a Nashik resident of crores of rupees

'BJP trying to lure 10 Congress MLAs in Gujarat ahead of polls'

Sanyam Lodha, the independent MLA from Sirohi in Rajasthan, also said that he has informed the Congress leadership and its Gujarat unit chief, Raghu Sharma, about the 'inputs' he has received

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot backs Rahul Gandhi for Congress president

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Gandhi family is important for the Congress' unity and Rahul Gandhi should become the party president.

BJP won assembly polls by polarising votes, says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Hitting out at the BJP after the peace march on Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, Gehlot said, 'They won elections by giving statements cleverly in the name of Hindutva and polarisation,'

Ashok Gehlot asks Gadkari to declare 50 state highways as national highways

This will strengthen the infrastructure of the state and the areas connected with these roads will develop rapidly, he said

Gehlot lauds Baghel for budget announcement on old pension scheme

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday welcomed the budget announcement by his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel to revive the old pension scheme.

Countdown has started for Gehlot govt in Rajasthan: BJP leader Arun Singh

BJP general secretary Arun Singh targeted the Congress government in Rajasthan led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday, saying its departure is certain and the countdown has started.

BJP does politics of religion, Cong talks about religious equality: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in politics of religion, while asserting that the Congress always talks about religious equality. Today, the BJP is doing politics in the name of religion. Using religion to come to power is one thing but taking all religions along is a challenging task which the Congress did successfully after independence. The Congress always talks about equality of all religions, Gehlot said. These people (BJP) ask what the Congress has done in 70 years? The modern India of today is the gift of Congress which believes in sarva dharma sambhav'. They talk about making India Congress-free. I've said many times that it will never happen as Congress is in every house," Gehlot told reporters here. Asked about the likely outcome of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, he said, "This country has been captured by forces who have never believed in democracy. They neither believed in it in the past, nor will they do it in future