BJP leaders’ frequent visits to Raj won’t make any difference: Pilot

TNN / Sep 21, 2023, 08:55 IST

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BJP leaders’ frequent visits to Raj won’t make any difference: Pilot

Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Wednesday that BJP’s central leaders are visiting the state frequently as they have no faith in their local leadership. He also claimed that frequent visits of PM Narendra Modi to the state would make no difference to BJP. Pilot also expressed his wish to contest from his current constituency of Tonk, saying he would win with a margin higher than in the last polls.
“BJP leaders who did nothing in the last five years as an effective opposition are being shown ignored by the public.That is the reason they (BJP) could not muster public support for their yatras… PM Narendra Modi and other leaders had come during the 2018 assembly election, but the people ensured victory for Congress,” said Pilot during a visit to his constituency in Tonk.
Attacking BJP on the employment issue, Pilot said the saffron party had promised 2 crore employment every year, but unemployment in the country is the highest now. “Neither was black money brought back nor was Rs 15 lakh deposited to every citizen’s account. The Modi government has nothing to highlight as its achievements as the people are reeling under skyrocketing inflation, price rise and unprecedented unemployment,” he added.
“If women’s reservation is to be implemented after six to seven years from now, why bring the bill with such urgency?” asked the former deputy chief minister, calling the introduction of the bill a “stunt” meant to mislead people. He said while all parties agreed on reservation for women, the Centre maintained suspense and played “hide and seek” on it.

“Why was this hide-and-seek game played when all parties had a consensus on women’s reservation? Making announcements in a hush-hush manner at night and maintaining suspense, calling a special session … such ‘shigufa’ (stunt) is an old habit of BJP,” Pilot told reporters. He also questioned the need to change the women’s reservation bill that was passed by Rajya Sabha during the UPA regime in 2010. “If the BJP-led Centre had a clear intention, it could have passed the UPA-era bill,” added Pilot.

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