Rajasthan Minister Rajendra Singh Gudha was Sacked by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hours after criticising the State Government in an Assembly.
Jaipur: Congress Leader and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Sacked his own Minister of State Rajendra Singh Gudha on Friday in a shocking move upon his statement, “Women not safe in the state”.
Mr Gudha was the Minister of State for Sainik Kalyan, Home Guard and Civil Defence, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. In the last 15 years, Rajendra Singh has left BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) to join Congress, then he went back to BSP and then again returned to Congress.
What did Rajendra Gudha said ?
The Minister made the comments on Women’s Security in the state. This came just two days after Media Outlets reported the news of the Assault of Three Kuki Women.
Rajendra Gudha stated “It is true that we have failed to provide security to women. “We should talk about our State rather than Manipur”, he added in the assembly.
Remarks of Opposition in Rajasthan
The Statement led to the chants of “Shame! Shame!” in the assembly from the opposition Bhartiya Janta Party. The leader of the opposition Rajendra Rathore said that Gudha has exposed the Government. The BJP leader wrote, “You are not allowed to speak the truth in Gehlot Raj. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot felt so bad that he removed his own minister for speaking the truth in the assembly. He has sent a message to his colleagues through this move. You won’t be spared for speaking the truth in the state, on his Twitter Account.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala said, “Rajendra Gudha sacked for speaking on the plight of women. He highlighted the major issue of women’s safety in Rajasthan is Undeniable, How Rajasthan has become number one in crime against women. “Rajendra Gudha is not alone in raising this issue, apart from him Divya Maderna has said that she feels unsafe herself in the state, police forces do not cooperate with me that what would be the condition of other women, He Further added.
Remarks of Rajendra Singh Gudha after being sacked from the State Cabinet
Former Minister Rajendra Singh Gudha said on Friday, that He is not Surprised, He had no expectations from them. He added he was elected by women in Udaipurati so that he could protect them from Injustice. He mentioned “He is the person that will always stand for truth, that is who he is. He said he got Punished for speaking the truth about our State in Assembly.
ANI reported Gudha said, “Day by day crimes are increasing against women in Rajasthan. This state has become number one when it comes to crime against Women, we need to introspect, or else how will we face the people? This was all I said.”
He further added, “He did not commit any crime by making that statement. He left no stone unturned to strengthen the state government, He always stood by Ashok Gehlot whenever there was any problem, He further added.
Statement of Congress co-in-charge Amrita Dhawan on this Issue
On Saturday, Rajasthan Congress Co-in-charge Amrita Dhawan said that Rajendra Singh Gudha should have been Sacked earlier from the post of State Minister.
Amrita Dhawan expressed her views that “Rajendra Gudha should have been sacked earlier as the Rajasthan minister. His earlier statement on Goddess Sita was not accepted by the party too. It will not be acceptable if he speaks the language of the BJP while being part of Congress. He was given multiple chances and should have been sacked earlier”, As reported by ANI.
