Don’t See Anti-Incumbency: Vasundhara Raje Before Rajasthan Polls

On the issue of lynchings based on cow vigilantism, CM Raje said that it has “got to do with law and order”.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje with PM Narendra Modi. 

(Photo: IANS)

As the state of Rajasthan gears up for Assembly polls scheduled to be held on 7 December, BJP leader and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has dismissed that there’s any anti-incumbency on the field, expressing confidence that they are going to win the election.

In an interview to Times Now, Raje attacked the Opposition while saying that the BJP has a democratic system, wherein “leaders rise from the grassroots”.

“I think the Opposition has spent a lot of time messing around with caste and community politics. I need to keep the peace and need to keep the security of the people of the state.”

Vasundhara Raje, as quoted by Times Now

Questioning what work has the Opposition Congress done for the farmers in the last 50 years, she said that her government has gone ahead with soil cards and connection of markets, among other things.

Raje also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that she couldn’t have done the work that she did had she been alone.

On Ram Mandir

Asked about the Ram Mandir in the context of various leaders from right-wing groups demanding its expeditious construction, Vasundhara Raje said:

“I can’t speak about issues which don’t come within my purview. I am very categorical about the fact that I believe in my religion. What the SC is doing and how the temple comes up, these are all things that are going to unfold in the future in front of you. And we have leaders of our party who are very able and competent to take care of it… I am very proud of my religion but I do have respect for other people.”

Vasundhara Raje to Times Now

On Lynchings and Cow Vigilantism

Responding to a question about the alleged incidents of lynchings in Rajasthan, the Chief Minister asserted that it has “got to do with law and order”.

She said:

“It’s not about cows and humans. It’s about people breaking the law. It’s about people murdering. Using the word lynching, you can’t take it away from the fact that this was a murder. If it’s a murder, it’ll be treated in that fashion. People were immediately put behind bars, action was taken right away. And you need to see what action government took. It’s not about people did some lynching and were not punished. They were punished, they went to jail. And as far the cows are concerned, there’s a law which people have to follow.”

Now, according to a recent opinion poll survey conducted by ABP and Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), the Congress is projected to topple the Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan – with the former getting 110 seats over the latter’s 84 in the 200-member Assembly.

(With inputs from Times Now.)