Rajasthan: Congress to stage protest against PM Narendra Modi’s event

Congress will take to roads on July 16 to protest against misuse of government machinery during the prime minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Jaipur. The party alleges that the event (PM Jansamwad) was a propaganda by the ruling party BJP on which a huge amount of tax payers money was wasted by the state government. In protest Congress will hold a march from the party state head office to the Governor House and demand for investigation in the issue of misuse of public money. 

“BJP government in the state had spent huge amount of tax payers money on a futile event to distract attention from misdeeds of their government. The PCC chief Sachin Pilot will lead the march on Monday and present a memorandum to the Governor demanding investigation in the incident,” said party state spokesperson, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas. 

The announcement was made at a meeting of Congress workers in Jaipur held at the state head-office of the party. Briefing on the protest march, Khachariyawas said that the rally will pass through Sansarchand Road, government hostel and Chomu Circle before concluding at a public meeting in Civil Lines. 

PM Modi was in Jaipur to interact with the beneficiaries of government schemes. The event though came under controversy amid allegations of people being lured and forced to attend the meeting. The Bharat Vahini Party led by rebel BJP MLA Ghanshyam Tiwari too had made complaint to the lokayukt sighting financial irregularities in organising the event.