BJP fires salvo at Ashok Gehlot over shifting of MLAS

JAIPUR: Taking a dig at the shifting of MLAs from Jaipur to Jaisalmer, BJP state president Satish Poonia reminded CM Ashok Gehlot that Pakistan is too close to their destination.
MLAs supporting Gehlot were shifted to Jaisalmer on Friday till the commencement of the assembly session on August 14.
In a series of tweets, Poonia said, "Where all the government will run to save itself from crumbling. They must remember that after Jaisalmer, the next destination is Pakistan." He asked Gehlot what scared him so much that he had to run away with his lawmakers? "Is it the duty of the BJP to save your falling government?" he added.
"When you (Gehlot) said that all MLAs stand united with the Congress, you have no fear, then why are you taking your MLAs from one hotel to another and from one city to another? Who are those who can split from you? Why don’t you reveal their names? Haqikat se kab tak door bhagoge Jadugarji (How far will you run from the reality, Magician?)," said Poonia, who sees Congress MLAs’ migration to Jaisalmer a betrayal to the people of the state.
Reacting on Gehlot’s suspicion on Poonia’s frequent visits to Delhi aimed at toppling the government, Poonia said, "I have heard your sermon. Is it a crime to visit Delhi? You also visit Delhi-Mumbai? If I go to Delhi for some party work, should I inform you every time of my visits? It is laughable that our visits to Delhi are seen as an attempt to topple the government."
Further sharpening his attack, Poonia asked Gehlot to reveal his reason for taking his government to Jaisalmer. He accused the Congress of harassing its own MLAs. "The entire state is watching how you have held hostage your own MLAs. It is very demotivating for the citizens to see its government operating from hotels, instead of the secretariat. If any citizen has any work will he/she come to Jaisalmer?" said Poonia.
Replying to Gehlot for calling him the protector of ‘democracy’, Poonia said, "CM Gehlot is acting like a dictator while threatening everyone, slapping cases and talking of democracy. This episode has exposed everyone and even the third generation of Congress party workers are feeling dejected by their conduct."
Replying to a question on BJP’s preparedness for the upcoming assembly session, Poonia said his party is fully prepared to raise important issues and questions in the interest of the state. "In all the assembly sessions, the ruling government failed to answer our questions in the assembly. Their situation is going to be the same in the upcoming assembly session," Poonia said.