‘More than 70,000 cows died in a gaushala during BJP rule’

Gehlot lashes out at the previous govt. led by Raje

January 23, 2019 11:12 pm | Updated 11:12 pm IST - Jaipur

Lashing out at the Opposition BJP on the issue of cows, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said 74,016 cows had died in Hingonia gaushala in Jaipur during the previous government’s five year rule.

He accused the BJP of calling the Congress a party of Muslims but stated the Congress had won elections in the ‘cow belt’ of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

‘Cow politics’

“Politics was done in the name of cows. As many as 74,016 cows died in Hingonia gaushala in five years. Congress was called the party of Muslims but the party won elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh,” Mr. Gehlot said, in his reply to the debate on the Governor’s speech in the Assembly.

He said the Hindu community had realised the BJP raises the issue of Ram temple ahead of elections.

The Chief Minister targeted the former Vasundhara Raje government “for weakening schemes like free medicines which were initiated by the earlier Congress government”.

He said the public gave huge mandate to the BJP in 2013 Assembly elections but the Vasundhara Raje government wasted five years and gave misrule to the public.

“It was five years of misrule. Financial mismanagement was there. Corruption was institutionalised and the public was looted. The Chief Minister remained unavailable for the public for five years,” he alleged.

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