Free smartphones to 40 lakh women on Raksha Bandhan: CM

Hanumangarh/Taranagar: The Rajasthan government will give free smartphones with three years of internet pack to 40 lakh women on the festival of Raksha Bandhan, CM Ashok Gehlot announced on Friday while addressing the people after visiting the Mehangai Rahat Camp in Rawatsar town of Hanumangarh.

“In the Chiranjeevi scheme, we have made all women the head (of the family). 1.35 crore women have become the head of the household. These women will get a smartphone along with three years of free internet. We have decided that on Raksha Bandhan, 40 lakh smartphones will be given to women in Rajasthan,” Gehlot said.

Gehlot again accused the BJP government at the Centre of killing democracy, and said anyone who criticises Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be prepared to go to prison. He targeted Modi over a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP), and alleged there is huge difference between the prime minister’s words and actions.

“When both of us were chief ministers, he (Modi) used to say a law on MSP should be enacted in the country. You have become the PM of the country twice now, I want to ask you why is the law not being made,” the CM asked. Gehlot also highlighted other schemes of the state government and asked people to take advantage of them by enrolling in the scheme in the Mahangai Rahat Shivir being organised in the state. Earlier, CM Gehlot, AICC in charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa & GS Dotasra inspected camps and talked to beneficiaries.