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Ministers clash in CM Ashok Gehlot’s presence, leave govt red-faced | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The clash of two senior ministers at a meeting of the council of ministers chaired by chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday night left the government red-faced.
Other ministers had to intervene to cool down tempers after heated arguments and exchange of threats between education minister and PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra and urban improvement and housing minister Shanti Dhariwal.
Dhariwal told TOI, “The AICC campaign included only the PCC and DCC petition the respective governor and collectors. I was objecting ministers going to collectors with the petition.” He claimed that Dotasra included the ministers in the campaign. Besides, my suggestion was that the petition should be send to the President of India directly.”
Dotasra threatened his senior cabinet colleague of complaining to the party president Sonia Gandhi on his conduct.
As the meeting was held to decide the status of board exams for class X and XII with Gehlot being virtually connected, Dotasra raised the vaccination issue at the end of the meeting and informed about the Congress social media campaign held on Wednesday demanding universal free vaccination.
He said a memorandum should be submitted to the collectors to be sent to President Ramnath Kovind from every district on June 4 with the district incharge ministers leading the programme by holding a press conferences.
At this point, Dhariwal intervened questioning the futility of presenting a memorandum to the collector by ministers. He said it is not the collector, but the protest should directed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dotasra objected to this interference leaving Dhariwal more agitated. The matter escalated when both of them indulged in war of words and state ministers had to intervene to calm them down.
Dotasra complained to the CM that action should be taken against such behaviour of the minister who did not allow the party president to speak. He was about to leave the meeting but Gehlot pacified him and asked him to complete his comments.
The chief minister asked both of them to remain calm, but the dispute started again when Dhariwal told Dotasra that he had seen many party presidents and he could do whatever he wanted.
Dhariwal then told Dotasra that he was not bound to obey his orders while Dotasara said he would have to obey orders so long as he was the party president.
Even after the cabinet meeting was over, Dhariwal and Dotasra exchanged harsh words and again fellow ministers had to intervene and got them separated. Dotasra also accused the senior minister of not being serious about his job as district incharge. “You have not even held a single meeting till date in the last two-and-a-half years. This attitude of yours is not good for the party, I will report it to Sonia Gandhi.”
Dotasra later clarified that he was only informing the decision of the party high command to organise such an event and it was not his decision.
Other ministers had to intervene to cool down tempers after heated arguments and exchange of threats between education minister and PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra and urban improvement and housing minister Shanti Dhariwal.
Dhariwal told TOI, “The AICC campaign included only the PCC and DCC petition the respective governor and collectors. I was objecting ministers going to collectors with the petition.” He claimed that Dotasra included the ministers in the campaign. Besides, my suggestion was that the petition should be send to the President of India directly.”
Dotasra threatened his senior cabinet colleague of complaining to the party president Sonia Gandhi on his conduct.
As the meeting was held to decide the status of board exams for class X and XII with Gehlot being virtually connected, Dotasra raised the vaccination issue at the end of the meeting and informed about the Congress social media campaign held on Wednesday demanding universal free vaccination.
He said a memorandum should be submitted to the collectors to be sent to President Ramnath Kovind from every district on June 4 with the district incharge ministers leading the programme by holding a press conferences.
At this point, Dhariwal intervened questioning the futility of presenting a memorandum to the collector by ministers. He said it is not the collector, but the protest should directed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dotasra objected to this interference leaving Dhariwal more agitated. The matter escalated when both of them indulged in war of words and state ministers had to intervene to calm them down.
Dotasra complained to the CM that action should be taken against such behaviour of the minister who did not allow the party president to speak. He was about to leave the meeting but Gehlot pacified him and asked him to complete his comments.
The chief minister asked both of them to remain calm, but the dispute started again when Dhariwal told Dotasra that he had seen many party presidents and he could do whatever he wanted.
Dhariwal then told Dotasra that he was not bound to obey his orders while Dotasara said he would have to obey orders so long as he was the party president.
Even after the cabinet meeting was over, Dhariwal and Dotasra exchanged harsh words and again fellow ministers had to intervene and got them separated. Dotasra also accused the senior minister of not being serious about his job as district incharge. “You have not even held a single meeting till date in the last two-and-a-half years. This attitude of yours is not good for the party, I will report it to Sonia Gandhi.”
Dotasra later clarified that he was only informing the decision of the party high command to organise such an event and it was not his decision.
