Declare Jodhpur smart city: Ashok Gehlot to PM Narendra Modi

AICC general secretary and ex-Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has accused the BJP government of being biased towards his native city Jodhpur and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare Jodhpur as a smart city so it could fetch centre funds and schemes meant for infrastructure development. 

Modi on Friday inaugurated ‘Parakram Parv’ and attended Combined Commanders Conference in Jodhpur. As Modi landed in the city, Gehlot took to social media and shot a tweet accusing Raje government of being biased towards Jodhpur.

“The BJP government in the state did not allow Jodhpur to be declared as smart city despite it being the second largest city of the state. Modi has come to visit Jodhpur and it is my demand that he should declare Jodhpur a smart city before the departure,” said Gehlot in a tweet. 

As Gehlot posted the tweet, his supporters started re-tweeting and sharing on social media mentioning step-motherly treatment by Raje government towards Gehlot’s home district.