BJP will sweep panchayat polls with massive majority, says CM
Jaipur, Oct. 29 -- Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would secure a massive majority in the upcoming panchayat elections on the strength of the state government's development work and the party workers' sustained public service.
Sharma said the party's workers remained among the public round the clock and worked to address their problems. The party's continuous engagement with people was its biggest strength, he said, addressing reporters at Central Park.
He said the BJP government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was committed to the welfare of villages, farmers, labourers and the poor. "The double-engine government at the Centre and in Rajasthan was focused on good governance, development and improving people's lives".
Sharma also took aim at the Congress over its criticism of the electoral process and its repeated defeats. "Instead of raising questions over EVMs or issues such as the SIR after electoral defeats, the Congress should reach out to people and work to regain their trust," he said.
He also condemned a controversial remark by the Congress national president concerning PM Narendra Modi's late father, saying such language had no place in politics.
Reacting to Sharma's remarks, Congress spokesperson Swarnim Chaturvedi accused BJP leaders of making "intemperate remarks" against the Congress's senior leadership, saying they had undermined political decorum. He also accused the BJP government of misusing constitutional institutions to protect its power and suppress the voices of opposition leaders....
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