CM HAILS Dr JOSHI’S FUNCTIONING

Udaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot praised Assembly Speaker CP Joshi during the inaugural session of CPA India Region Conference, which began on Monday in Udaipur. Gehlot said, “The way Dr CP Joshi worked on the pros & cons has become history. He has not spared anyone, be it the party or the Opposition.” After this, pointing to the LoP in the Assembly, Rajendra Rathore, he said, “I think Rajendra Rathore will agree with me. We have maintained such an atmosphere.” The CM also mentioned the Chiranjeevi scheme during his address.

Interestingly, Rathore was looking elsewhere when he mentioned about his previous govt. Then he interrupted and said, “You are not listening. What are you watching?”

you watching?” CM also said, “Whoever becomes the Speaker of the Vidhansabha, is made by the party after much thinking. They are also eligible to become Ministers and CMs. What is his personality, his thinking, his ability. I attach great importance to Speaker’s post. We are in Udaipur & Udaipur is the city of CP Joshi. Struggling right from student life, he has reached here today. He was also State Congress President and a Minister at the Centre. He has his own experience in party and the govt. We are being benefited through his experiences.”

Describing the importance of digital platform, the CM said that digital era is revolutionary. “Now we all are becoming aware of it. When I was a Minister with PM Rajiv Gandhi 35 years ago, he had created missions. IT was started then. I am proud that when I became CM for first time, I started a scheme called ‘Lok Mitra.’ The more you move towards IT, the more you get benefitted.”