Jaipur:Prior to the bye-elections on six seats of Rajasthan, the Bhajan Lal government is set to take a call on around half a dozen districts that were created during the tenure of the previous Congress government.
The erstwhile Ashok Gehlot government had created 17 new districts taking the number of total districts in the state from 33 to 50. A report is being prepared at the government level through different committees of former bureaucrats and ministers to review the new districts.
Even before the report is ready, BJP state president Madan Rathore, during his visit to Bhilwara, indicated that the state government has made up its mind to do away with six to seven districts that were created allegedly for appeasement.
Rathore alleged that the Congress government had created many districts in haste for political advantage. "Districts with one Assembly each were created but how can any government do so? Sanchore, Kekri, Dudu, Deeg, Bhiwadi-Khairthal, Gangapur City and Anupgarh districts were created neither by considering its total area nor by estimating its population," he said.
"Many such districts were created only for appeasement and we will do away with those. We have formed a committee, which has conducted a study. Although the demand for many districts is justified, we will do away with those that were created without proper justification. Why were districts created without demand. Many districts were created only to please the public representatives and take political advantage. There are six to seven such districts which we will abolish," Rathore said.
Panwar Committee has submitted the report:
On June 12, Bhajan Lal government had constituted a cabinet sub-committee in coordination with Deputy Chief Minister Dr Premchand Bairwa for reviewing the 17 new districts. A high-level expert committee was formed under the chairmanship of former IAS Lalit K Panwar to assist the cabinet sub-committee. The committee has submitted its report to the government on August 30.