BJP to hold problem-solving camps to regain lost support

Shekhawat, his deputy Hari Shankar Bhabhra and other members of his lobby have otherwise been disowning any responsibility and claiming phenomenal progress due to development works initiated and undertaken during the regime.

At a school function in nearby Sikar yesterday, Shekhawat said that camps would be held from June 1 to June 30 to solve all problems of the public. The camps would be held at every Gram Panchayat office in the state, and would attend to problems like giving possession of allotted land, conversion of land, regularisation of occupied land,ration cards, and old-age pension.

The local MP, MLA, pradhan, administrative officials and other public representatives would be present at the camp to prepare a list of the problems for their speedy disposal, the CM said. He said it would be a state-wide campaign. This would be the first concrete move to mend matters for the government and the party in the state. The participation of elected representatives in the camps would ensure that they have a voice in governance and would enable them to help people in their constituencies. While Shekhawat skillfully managed the rumblings in his party, public disenchantment was reflected in the elections. Industrial sickness and lay-offs leading to large scale unemployment, problems of electricity supply, power and water rates, transport tariff, farmers8217; problems, and most importantly, the overall decline in per capita income for the second time in the last four years, belied government claims.

It remains to be seen how far things actually improve in the fewmonths before the State Assembly elections. But to at least send out a message to the public that the regime has learnt its lesson could probably be its last hope.