Amid All-Out Attack By Sacked Minister, Ashok Gehlot Hits Out At PM Modi

Jaipur: 

Politics over the horrific Manipur video and crimes against women continued to heat up today, with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and saying that his statements have hurt the self-respect of the people of his state. 

Mr Gehlot’s comments came minutes after his own party’s MLA, who was sacked as a minister yesterday, stepped up his attack on the Rajasthan government and said the chief minister should hand over the home portfolio to someone who is capable. 

Union Minister Anurag Thakur also used the Congress MLA’s comments to lash out at Mr Gehlot and the Congress brass, saying they had sacked a minister for speaking up but are protecting another minister who had said that Rajasthan is a state of men. At a press conference today, Mr Gehlot said Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has admitted that over 100 incidents of rape have taken place in his state, and reports are emerging of nearly 4,000 FIRs being lodged.