Jaipur, Nov. 15 -- Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday launched the first episode of his new social media video series, 'Budget Files', accusing the BJP government of failing to deliver on its budget promises under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The ruling BJP responded sharply, accusing the previous Congress government of widespread corruption and mismanagement in the scheme. The series eeks to examine the implementation of the BJP government's budget announcements. In its opening episode, Gehlot challenged chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's repeated comparison of the two governments' performances, claiming that the BJP had failed to achieve in three financial years what the Congress government accomplished in a single year. Citing figures from the Union government's JJM dashboard, Gehlot claimed that 1.38 million household tap connections were provided in Rajasthan during 2022-23 under the Congress government. In comparison, he said, the BJP government provided 944,000 connections in 2024-25, 271,000 in 2025-26 and approximately 79,000 during 2026-27 until October. "The chief minister repeatedly talks about two years versus five years. My direct question is that he should first demonstrate in three years the same amount of work done in the Jal Jeevan Mission as the Congress government did in one year," Gehlot said. Gehlot's campaign drew a sharp response from the BJP. Responding to the allegations, public health engineering department minister Kanhaiyalal Choudhary accused Gehlot of attempting to conceal corruption during his tenure. "The same Jal Jeevan Mission, which witnessed widespread corruption during his tenure, is now being questioned by Gehlot". He alleged that pipelines existed only on paper, water tanks were constructed without household connections and serious financial irregularities had affected the scheme under the Congress government. He claimed that over Rs.1,000 crore allocated for the project had lapsed during Congress's tenure. Meanwhile, BJP state president Madan Rathore said: "If Congress leaders want a debate, they should do so in the Assembly based on facts"....