Rahul Gandhi should pay attention to Rajasthan: Rathore

BJP leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has slammed former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying he only concentrates only on problems of BJP-ruled states and does not pay any attention to the Congress-governed states. Rathore said he should pay attention to Rajasthan, which has a very high crime graph.

Jaipur: Stressing that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi raises issues only those of the BJP-ruled states and does not comment at all on matters of Congress-governed states, BJP leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has asked him to pay attention to Rajasthan.

Talking about the incident of a temple priest being set on fire in Karauli district, the former Union Sports Minister said Rahul Gandhi should pay attention to the incidents happening in Rajasthan.

"As per the data of the National Crime Records Bureau, Rajasthan stands at the first position as far as crimes against women are concerned. I urge Rahul Gandhi, who indulges in political tourism to BJP-ruled states, to pay attention to Rajasthan," said Rathore.

"Nobody is safe in Rajasthan today: neither women nor children, not even priests. A government which stays at a five-star hotel for months can protect only itself; it can't protect the public. Rajasthan is getting a bad name," he added.

Meanwhile, police have arrested the main accused in connection with the incident, in which a temple priest succumbed to his injuries on Thursday night after he was allegedly burnt alive by a few people over a land dispute at Bukna village in Sapotra, Karauli district.

Superintendent of Police (SP), Karauli, Mridul Kachhwa said that the prime accused has been arrested and the remaining suspects will also be nabbed soon.

"Priest Babulal gave a statement to police in the hospital that a few influential people including accused Kailash Meena and his sons tried to encroach on his land and during the dispute, the accused set the fence on fire in which priest got severely burnt. Six of our teams are working currently and the remaining accused too will be nabbed soon," Kacchwa said.

(With inputs from agencies)