Despite Rajasthan government’s good work in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the man at the helm harbours no wish to cling on to the CM’s chair.
“For me, post is not a big thing. Service to the people is and I will continue to do that till my last breath,” the CM said at a public meeting in the newly created Beawar district, probably as a reference to the power tussle between him and his former deputy Sachin Pilot that has been making news for more than a year over the issue of leadership in the state.
Both leaders were in the race for the CM’s post after the victory of the Congress in the 2018 assembly elections and the party high command made Gehlot CM for a third time while Pilot was appointed his deputy.
Gehlot had last month said that he sometimes thought of leaving the post of CM but the post was not leaving him.
In his address in Beawar, Gehlot praised his government’s recent decision to form 17 new districts in the state.
The CM said the experiment of creating smaller districts was successful and if the Congress government was back in power, more such smaller districts might be created.
Earlier in the day, he addressed a public meeting in Dudu, another of the 17 newly created districts.
“These decisions are becoming examples for other states of the country and many states are following our schemes,” he said.
“The state government is now getting a vision document prepared to make Mission-2030 a reality, in which everyone can give their suggestions for an advanced and prosperous Rajasthan,” Gehlot said.
Gehlot also inaugurated district-level competitions under Rajiv Gandhi Rural and Urban Olympic Games.
Of late, the government has been seen launching various welfare schemes and development projects as the state goes to polls by the end of this year.
