JODHPUR: State BJP chief Satish Poonia on Friday said infection of crime was more heinous than corona and the state government had no clear intention or planning to deal with the spurt in crime.
Poonia said, “Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has made remarks about crimes in other states but not about crimes in his state. Tackling crime was not a priority of his government where the motto of police is now ‘trust in criminals, fear in common persons.”
Referring to crimes against women in the state, he said the state had shot to second place in the country and first on the index of rape/gangrape with minor girls.
Questioning Gehlot’s ability to deal with the ever-increasing crimes, Poonia said with the chief minister himself being the home minister, Congress has not been able to find a suitable person for the post even after two years.
Sharing the crime data of the state, Poonia said the BJP would ask the government to release a white paper on crime and seek clarification about all the incidents of crime against women, police action therein and steps by the government for protection and rehabilitation of these victims. Taking a dig at the claim of unity by the Congress, Poonia said they are united by hands, not by hearts and there was a huge gap which could not be plugged. “Congress was united by hands and not by heart. The MLAs of the party have constantly been blaming the ministers for not listening to them. Entire party is divided and its organizational structure has crumbled with no district units,” said Poonia.
He said the Congress was heading towards a big division in the state and Gehlot would be the Bahadur Shah Zafar of Congress in Rajasthan.“Since the ‘patch-up’, Gehlot and Sachin Pilot have neither been seen sharing a common platform nor seen conversing on any occasion,” he said. He also condemned the state government for not only failing in containing the spread of corona but also hiding the reality from people by data jugglery.
Poonia said, “Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has made remarks about crimes in other states but not about crimes in his state. Tackling crime was not a priority of his government where the motto of police is now ‘trust in criminals, fear in common persons.”
Referring to crimes against women in the state, he said the state had shot to second place in the country and first on the index of rape/gangrape with minor girls.
Questioning Gehlot’s ability to deal with the ever-increasing crimes, Poonia said with the chief minister himself being the home minister, Congress has not been able to find a suitable person for the post even after two years.
Sharing the crime data of the state, Poonia said the BJP would ask the government to release a white paper on crime and seek clarification about all the incidents of crime against women, police action therein and steps by the government for protection and rehabilitation of these victims. Taking a dig at the claim of unity by the Congress, Poonia said they are united by hands, not by hearts and there was a huge gap which could not be plugged. “Congress was united by hands and not by heart. The MLAs of the party have constantly been blaming the ministers for not listening to them. Entire party is divided and its organizational structure has crumbled with no district units,” said Poonia.
He said the Congress was heading towards a big division in the state and Gehlot would be the Bahadur Shah Zafar of Congress in Rajasthan.“Since the ‘patch-up’, Gehlot and Sachin Pilot have neither been seen sharing a common platform nor seen conversing on any occasion,” he said. He also condemned the state government for not only failing in containing the spread of corona but also hiding the reality from people by data jugglery.
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