Sit-in by Gehlot a criminal act: Poonia

Jaipur: State BJP president Satish Poonia on Friday called the sit-in by chief minister Ashok Gehlot a criminal act to force governor Kalraj Mishra to allow a special session.
In a presser on Friday, Poonia reminded Gehlot that the governor holds the highest constitutional post in any state and no CM can dictate his/her terms to him or his office. “It is unfortunate the kind of language the CM has used for the governor that if you didn’t give permission to hold the assembly session, the eight crore people of the state can surround the governor house,” said Poonia.
Under the sections of Indian Penal Code and Rajasthan Epidemic and Disease Act 2005, Poonia termed his statement and indefinite sit-in ‘akin to a criminal offence.’ “Both his language and his flock staging sit-in invite a criminal case under Section 51 and 108 of the IPC for obstructing the government work and provoking others for the same. Also, terrorising the constitutional head to concede to your demands is a serious violation of the law,” said Poonia.
He reminded Gehlot that as the head of the state home department involving in such an act makes your crime more severe. “It has never happened before that the governor house has become centre stage of the political activities,” said Poonia.
Defending the governor move of declining the Congress request of the assembly session citing the severe pandemic situation, Poonia said that in February, the session was terminated on the request of the Gehlot, who reasoned Covid-19. “The situation has not improved since then and it is getting worst day by day,” said Poonia.
Leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria says that Gehlot has been trapped in his self-created web. “He is desperately trying to come out of the trap but getting deeper with his every move,” said Kataria, who ruled out that parading MLAs at the governor house or at the hotel wouldn’t be seen as proving majority.
“It is clear that the government has to prove their numbers in the assembly not on the road,” said Kataria.
Deputy leader of the opposition Rajendra Singh Rathore says that Congress MLAs are raising slogans inside the governor house is a constitutional break down in the state.