‘Lal Diary Symbol Of Congress Corruption’: Amit Shah Targets Gehlot, Says BJP Forming Govt In Rajasthan

Union minister Amit Shah targeted Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the red diary saying it is the symbol of Congrees' corruption in the state.

Union minister Amit Shah targets Congress, CM Ashok Gehlot ahead of Rajasthan polls ( Image Source :PTI )

Union minister Amit Shah on Thursday came down heavily on the ruling Congress party in Rajasthan ahead of the assembly polls. He also said the that Bharatiya Janata Party will be making the next government in the desert state adding that the Congress party has failed in every field. 

"In the last 6 months, I have been visiting Rajasthan. I have visited the entire Rajasthan and I want to say with confidence that the next government in Rajasthan is being formed by the BJP. There is a mood of change among the people in every corner of Rajasthan,” Shah said during a press conference in Jaipur. 

“The people of Rajasthan have made up their minds to bid farewell to the Congress government which has failed and failed in every field,” he added. 

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The politics in Rajasthan has been revolving around a ‘Lal (red) diary’ for the past few months. A red-coloured diary was brought in Rajasthan assembly this year by former minister in Gehlot cabinet, Rajendra Singh Gudha claiming that it contains details into the corrupt work carried out by the CM. 

Targeting Gehlot over the diary, Shah said: "Lal Diary has become the symbol of Congress's corruption...It never happened in Indian history that Rs 2.35 crore cash and 1 kg of gold got caught in the ministry's cupboard but there was no reaction from CM Ashok Gehlot.” 

“I have never seen anybody reacting too casually to corruption.”

Both Congress and BJP are in full swing in Rajasthan which will undergo elections for its 200-member Legislative Assembly in a single phase on November 25. 

According to the model code of conduct, the political campaigning for the polls will conclude on Thursday, 48 hours before the polling on Saturday.

The votes will be counted on December 3 along with Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram.