Rajasthan: Protests broke out within the 9 districts of Rajasthan which had been abolished by the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) authorities. The state authorities on Saturday (December 28) determined to dissolve 9 of the 17 districts created by the earlier Congress govt, saying they had been neither ‘sensible’ nor within the ‘public curiosity’.
Three new divisions had been additionally dissolved in a Cupboard assembly chaired by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. The state will now solely have seven divisions and 41 districts. Following the choice to abolish the Anupgarh district, native BJP leaders submitted their resignations. On Sunday, the Bikaner-Sri Ganganagar nationwide freeway was blocked whereas protests had been additionally held within the just-abolished Neem Ka Thana district.
Avinash Sharma of the Shahpura District Bachao Sangharsh Samiti stated it was unanimously determined in a gathering that an effigy of Sharma could be burnt on the Trimurti Memorial on Monday (December 30).
After this, a memorandum can be submitted to the district collector, he stated. In Neem Ka Thana, tyres had been burnt and slogans raised towards the district’s abolition throughout a public assembly at Ramlila Maidan.
In Sanchore district, former minister Sukhram Bishnoi introduced protests from Monday (December 30). In Anupgarh, Jila Banao Sangharsh Samiti normal secretary Jarnail Singh held a gathering of assorted organisations to determine technique.
Farmer chief Sunil Godara stated they blocked Nationwide Freeway 911 as a mark of protest.
The 9 districts abolished are-
- Anupgarh
- Dudu
- Gangapur Metropolis
- Jaipur Rural
- Jodhpur Rural
- Kekri
- Neem Ka Thana
- Sanchore
- Shahpura
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday stated the state can profit from creation of further districts. His assertion got here a day after the BJP-led state authorities dissolved 9 of the 17 new districts that Gehlot had established throughout his tenure in August final 12 months.
“Rajasthan has the potential to have extra districts. For instance, Madhya Pradesh, although smaller, has 53 districts, whereas Rajasthan now has solely 41 now,” Gehlot informed reporters throughout a press convention.
The senior Congress chief defined that smaller districts assist streamline the native administration.
“When district headquarters are 100-150 kilometers away, it turns into troublesome for individuals to strategy officers. Even justice for critical crimes will get delayed. If creating new districts was such a nasty determination, why did they take a whole 12 months to overview it?” he requested.
Taking potshots on the BJP, Gehlot alleged that its ministers had been avoiding feedback on the difficulty because of a “responsible conscience”. Lalit Panwar, the officer who reviewed the districts, later joined the BJP, suggesting political motive behind the choice, he identified.
“Many bureaucrats at the moment are claiming that the brand new districts had been impractical, however the BJP is utilizing them as a protect to assault us understanding that the choice was proper,” Gehlot stated.
The previous chief minister rubbished allegations that the brand new districts had been introduced for political features forward of the elections.
“We labored on this plan from the beginning, organising income models over 4 years earlier than asserting the districts. The choice was crucial,” he stated.
In the meantime, the BJP countered Gehlot’s remarks.
“If the intention to create new districts was real, why wasn’t it introduced in earlier budgets? This was clearly a pre-election transfer. There is not any guilt in our cupboard, as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel himself introduced the annulment,” stated BJP spokesperson Laxmikant Bharadwaj.