Gehlot govt manipulated crime and rape statistics, says Rathore

Jaipur: BJP’s national spokesperson and MP Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of manipulating crime and rape statistics in Rajasthan.

Speaking at a press conference at the BJP state office, Rathore alleged that Gehlot was misleading the public with fabricated crime statistics. He claimed that Gehlot reported significantly lower figures while NCRB data revealed over 6,000 rape cases in Rajasthan.

The Jaipur rural MP criticized Gehlot for allegedly evading accountability, pointing out that even as Gehlot praised his administration, distressing incidents unfolded across the state. Rathore highlighted the abduction and assault of a police officer in Dholpur, a police constable’s tragic death in Dausa, a rape case in Ajmer, and various other crimes in different areas.

Gehlot said that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi made innovations in this direction like Environmental Protection Act, Ganga Action Plan and Wasteland Development Board. The previous central government brought the National Green Tribunal Act. In this sequence, our government is also working to preserve the forests and wildlife of the state. For the first time adequate provision has been made in the budget for this. Of the 6 tiger reserves in the state, 3 have been created during the tenure of the present government. More than 10 thousand hectare grassland is being developed in the state. 741 families have been rehabilitated from various tiger reserves, which has reduced manwild conflict. Under Project Godavan, the second generation of children hatched from the eggs of Godavan have also been born through artificial hatching in the Incubation Center,” he said.