Farmers Movement Archive

No big bash on Rajasthan govt’s second anniversary

JAIPUR: The second anniversary celebration of the state government will be a muted one unlike last year due to the pandemic situation. The Congress government in the state completes two years on December 17 and considering the Covid-19 situation, the government is not likely to hold any public function. Parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal said, “The priority of the government now is to control the pandemic.” He added that, “The government has not given any thought to any kind of function coinciding with the anniversary.” With the government expecting another spike in Covid cases after the ongoing marriage season ends by the middle of December, it wants to avoid any event which will give a fillip to the spread of the virus. Party state president Govind Singh Dotasra said the other day while interacting with the media that the party has asked the workers to highlight the government’s achievements. He said the government had fulfilled about 55% of the promises within two years, which is a commendable achievement. The government’s efforts in corona management, the passing of the bills to counter the Centre’s new farm laws are also being highlighted as party’s achievements. Besides, the state government has been trying to fill up the vacancies in various government departments. Jobs was major poll promise of the government. The government had made a lot of progress in the field of higher education by opening 85 new colleges. He asked the party workers to take the achievements to the people through social media and other platforms as in the present condition, any kind of traditional celebration is uncalled for. The government may go for a social media platform and media campaign as the prevailing situation is very grim due to the pandemic.

The Times of India

2020-12-05

Jaipur