November, 2018
Kota to boycott Rajasthan assembly elections over lack of development
Rajasthan Assembly elections are just over a month away and villagers in Madanpura village of Rajasthan’s Kota district. And the villagers have decided to boycott it due to “lack of development and amenities”. “Vikas nahi to vote nahi (no development, no vote),” Reads a banner put up in the village in Khatoli region of Pipalda assembly constituency, Kota. “There was no work to develop roads and drains here in the past three years. Villagers are following a court case over the encroachment of pasture land,” said Shambhu Kumar, a villager.Read More
Rajasthan Assembly polls: CM Raje to contest election from Jhalrapatan
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Sunday announced that she will contest the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly polls in the state from the Jhalrapatan constituency in Jhalawar district. “I have a 30-year-old connection with the people of Jhalawar. The people here have showered love and affection. I have done whatever I could do for Jhalawar and also for Baran districts,” she said. Raje has been elected thrice from the Jhalrapatan seat – in 2003, 2008 and 2013. She said although her focus would be to win all the 200 Assembly seats inRead More