The three-time former Chief Minister said the BJP government had brought the law to divert people’s attention from its all-round failures in governance, and warned that it could push a peaceful state like Rajasthan into an atmosphere of hatred.
She is survived by her two sons, Tika Ram Jully and Mukesh, a businessman associated with public life in Haryana.
In a detailed post on social media platform X, Gehlot said the Prime Minister’s comments targeting the Indian National Congress reflected frustration rather than substantive political debate.
The nonagenarian (94) leader, who was rushed to the hospital three days ago with symptoms of anaemia, breathed his last around 11 pm on Monday.
Speaking to the media in the Assembly complex, Gehlot said no government at the Centre or in the states had ever made such a “murkhtapurn (foolish)” proposal. “This is not only illogical but also contrary to established democratic traditions,” he said.
The move comes days after Pilot called it a truce with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot ending weeks-long revolt that pushed the state government to the brink.
Riding high on the success of a 'truce' between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and rebel leader Sachin Pilot, the Congress government is confident of winning the trust vote.
In a boost for the Ashok Gehlot government, the Supreme Court had on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief on a plea of a BJP MLA seeking a stay on the Rajasthan Speaker's decision that had allowed the merger of six BSP MLAs with the Congress last year.
The breakthrough, which had threatened the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in the state, followed after Pilot met top party leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi earlier on Monday.
Following the meeting, Sonia Gandhi decided to constitute a three-member committee to look after the grievances of sulking Congress leader Sachin Pilot.
