Jaipur(Rajasthan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress government in Rajasthan of putting the state on top in number of crimes and riots by letting anti-social elements loose with its policy of appeasement. PM Modi, who addressed a rally in Bharatpur in the poll-bound Rajasthan, said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had lost support and the people have decided not to vote for the "jadugar".
PM Modi said that the Congress will vanish from the state after the Rajasthan Assembly election, saying "3 December, Congress 'chhoo mantar.'" Assembly polls are due to take place in Rajasthan on November 25 and counting of votes will be done on December 3. "On the one hand, India is becoming a leader in the world. On the other hand, you all know what happened in Rajasthan in the last five years. Congress has made Rajasthan a leader in corruption, riots, and crimes. That's why Rajasthan is saying - Magician ji, you won't get any votes," Modi said.
PM Modi also accused the party of giving a free hand to criminals with its policy of appeasement. "Wherever Congress comes, terrorists, criminals and rioters are let loose. Appeasement is everything for Congress. Congress can go to any extent for appeasement, even if it means putting your life at stake," Modi said. He said that the state under Congress' five-year rule has seen a maximum number of crimes against women and Dalits.
"Be it Holi, Ram Navami, or Hanuman Jayanti, you people could not celebrate any festival peacefully. Riots, stone pelting, curfew, all this continued in Rajasthan," he said. The PM said the Congress has shattered the confidence of the women of Rajasthan. "The Chief Minister says that women file fake rape cases. Can he protect women? Does such a Chief Minister have the right to remain in chair even for a minute?" Modi asked.
PM Modi also called out a minister close to Gehlot, without naming him, for terming Rajasthan a manly state, saying such remarks gave rise to crime against women. Congress should be ashamed of such a statement by its members, he said. Modi's comments apparently were directed at Rajasthan Urban Development and Housing Minister Shanti Dhariwal, who had last year attracted criticism for making light of incidents of rape in a comment.