Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has lashed out at Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over his frequent visits to the poll-bound state. Gehlot has attacked Dhankhar on two occasions in the past two days. At a programme in Neemrana on Thursday, Gehlot said, “Politicians should come but please do not send the Vice President, it is a Constitutional post. We respect the President and the Vice President. Yesterday the Vice President came and visited five districts. Kya tuk hai bhai (Is there any logic)? It is election season. If you come now it will send all kinds of message which is not good for democracy.” He said that there was a time when the Presidents and Vice Presidents used to enquire with the Chief Minister if a particular programme in their state suits the stature of their post. “Now all that system has stopped,” he said. Earlier, addressing a programme in Jaipur on Wednesday, Gehlot had said, “The Vice President is doing up-down (between Delhi and Rajasthan). Whether it is the Governor or the Vice President, we respect them… but elections are here. Main chahunga ki Up-rashtrapati Rashtrapati ban jaayein tabhi hum unka swagat karenge. Kripa karke apni meherbani rakhein. Ab ye baar baar subah shaam aa rahe hain, daure kar rahe hain, koi tuk nahi hai. Kya tuk hai? (I wish the Vice President becomes the President and only then will we welcome him. Have some mercy. He visits and tours the state day and night, is there any logic? What logic is this?” “It is election season in Rajasthan. If you keep visiting repeatedly what would people think of you? What do you want? These Constitutional institutions have a dignity irrespective of the government of the day,” Gehlot said, adding, “He must have visited Rajasthan 5-7 times this month. Public understands these things and will give a befitting reply to such things happening in the state.”
