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Rajasthan: RLP to field its candidates for 3 assembly bypolls, elections in 90 civic bodies

JAIPUR: Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) convener and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal, who quit the NDA in support of farmers’ agitation against the three farm laws, on Saturday announced that his party will field its candidates for the upcoming bypolls to three assembly seats and elections to 90 urban local bodies in 20 districts. A confident Beniwal said his party will win the byelections to Sahara, Rajsamand and Sujangarh assembly constituencies while stating that they will contest the polls to civic bodies on the issues of lack of development of slums in urban areas and corruption. “We will contest the bypolls to three assembly elections and the party will field its candidates in the upcoming elections to the urban local bodies in the state,” said Beniwal during a press conference here on Saturday. Reacting to the formation of ‘Vasundhara Raje Samarthak Rajasthan’ platform, floated by the former chief minister’s supporters, Beniwal termed it a “parallel BJP” and said it was a “direct challenge to the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)”. Beniwal said his party will continue to support the farmers’ movement against the farm laws till their demands are met. He also accused the Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan of neglecting the issues concerning youths. Speaking on the issue of providing lease to a dead person during the previous stint of the current urban development minister Shanti Dhariwal, Beniwal said the mutual alliance between Raje and Gehlot (CM Ashok Gehlot) in Rajasthan for 22 years has led to increase in corruption in the state. Stating that crime rate in Rajasthan was at its peak, also leading to an increase in the number of crimes against women, Beniwal said he will launch an agitation against the state government on issues related to deteriorating law and order, unemployment and issues of public interest including free electricity, toll-free Rajasthan. Taking a dig at the chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) (Bhupendra Singh) and the chairman of Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) (Babu Lal Jatawat), he alleged that “responsibility has been given to people who were mired in corruption and now they are constantly playing with the future of unemployed youths”.

The Times of India

2021-01-10

Jaipur