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ERCP: Cong To Start 5-day Yatra In East Raj Over Centre’s Failure On Ercp | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The Congress party’s proposed five-day yatra in 13 eastern Rajasthan districts demanding the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) is likely to begin after the conclusion of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) parivartan yatra in the state on September 25.
Sources said the party does not have much time left for the yatra as the election commission is likely to announce poll dates in the first week of October and then the leaders would be busy with ticket distribution. The party feels that the yatra could find traction with the voters as the Congress feels that the Centre, despite a promise from the PM, denigrated its commitment.
Party sources said there were discussions on kicking off the yatra on September 25. The party had already given an invitation to party president leader Rahul Gandhi for a big rally at Mansarovar in Jaipur on September 23.
Depending on the date of the rally, sources said any day after September 25, the yatra could be launched.
The party campaign committee at its first meeting under the chairmanship of Govind Ram Meghwal said that the party would launch a yatra in the 13 districts of east Rajasthan on the breach of promise of the centre on the eastern canal project.
The nearly Rs 40,000 crore project to provide drinking water and irrigate over two lakh hectares of land from the excess water from Chambal and other perennial rivers for the parched eastern region of the desert state was conceived by the previous BJP government in the last year of its government.
It had demanded the Centre to provide it with a project of national importance.
Despite a change of government in the state, the Congress government continued with the project with its own money while the Centre has been putting hurdles in its implementation, according to the chief minister.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has been targeting the union water resources minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the issue saying that though the minister belongs to Rajasthan he had failed to deliver on ERCP.
The Congress has been targeting Shekhawat and he was shown black flags during his visit to Eastern Rajasthan. Shekhawat is one of the contenders for the chief minister from the saffron party.
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Sources said the party does not have much time left for the yatra as the election commission is likely to announce poll dates in the first week of October and then the leaders would be busy with ticket distribution. The party feels that the yatra could find traction with the voters as the Congress feels that the Centre, despite a promise from the PM, denigrated its commitment.
Party sources said there were discussions on kicking off the yatra on September 25. The party had already given an invitation to party president leader Rahul Gandhi for a big rally at Mansarovar in Jaipur on September 23.
Depending on the date of the rally, sources said any day after September 25, the yatra could be launched.
The party campaign committee at its first meeting under the chairmanship of Govind Ram Meghwal said that the party would launch a yatra in the 13 districts of east Rajasthan on the breach of promise of the centre on the eastern canal project.
The nearly Rs 40,000 crore project to provide drinking water and irrigate over two lakh hectares of land from the excess water from Chambal and other perennial rivers for the parched eastern region of the desert state was conceived by the previous BJP government in the last year of its government.
It had demanded the Centre to provide it with a project of national importance.
Despite a change of government in the state, the Congress government continued with the project with its own money while the Centre has been putting hurdles in its implementation, according to the chief minister.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has been targeting the union water resources minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the issue saying that though the minister belongs to Rajasthan he had failed to deliver on ERCP.
The Congress has been targeting Shekhawat and he was shown black flags during his visit to Eastern Rajasthan. Shekhawat is one of the contenders for the chief minister from the saffron party.
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The Congress party in Rajasthan plans to organize a five-day yatra in 13 districts of eastern Rajasthan to demand national status for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project. The project, worth Rs 37,000 crore, aims to provide drinking water and irrigation to 13 districts in the region. Despite submitting the project report in 2017, the central government has not given its approval yet. The state Congress president, Govind Singh Dotasra, also mentioned that over 4,000 applications for party tickets have been received for the upcoming assembly elections.
The Congress party in Rajasthan plans to organize a five-day yatra in 13 districts of eastern Rajasthan to demand national status for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project. The project, worth Rs 37,000 crore, aims to provide drinking water and irrigation to 13 districts in the region. Despite submitting the project report in 2017, the central government has not given its approval yet. The state Congress president, Govind Singh Dotasra, also mentioned that over 4,000 applications for party tickets have been received for the upcoming assembly elections.
Shekhawat booked for remarks during BJPs yatra in Sirohi
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An FIR has been filed against Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for allegedly making false remarks during BJP’s Parivartan Yatra. The FIR has been registered under IPC Sections 295A, 153A, 120B, and 505. The complaint alleges that Shekhawat made false claims about incidents during the Ram Navami yatra. The FIR states that there is no record of such incidents taking place. The BJP’s Parivartan Yatras in Chhattisgarh have been criticized by the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who called them unsuccessful and accused the party of resorting to false allegations.
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The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress chief accused the BJP of copying the Congress idea by launching its Parivartan Yatra. He claimed that the BJP had neglected tribals during its 15 years in power and would not benefit from the yatra. He also criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for holding public rallies and accused him of serving lies. The Congress plans to hold a rail roko Abhiyan to protest the cancellation of trains during the festival season. The state Congress communication wing president stated that the people had already rejected the Parivartan Yatra.
The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress chief accused the BJP of copying the Congress idea by launching its Parivartan Yatra. He claimed that the BJP had neglected tribals during its 15 years in power and would not benefit from the yatra. He also criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for holding public rallies and accused him of serving lies. The Congress plans to hold a rail roko Abhiyan to protest the cancellation of trains during the festival season. The state Congress communication wing president stated that the people had already rejected the Parivartan Yatra.
