Ashok Gehlot Launches Budget Files Series to Hold Rajasthan Government Accountable

Jaipur, November 13 (Daily Kiran) : Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced a new video series titled “Budget Files” on Friday, set to premiere on November 14 and continue every Saturday. This initiative aims to evaluate the budget announcements made by the BJP-led government and highlight the gap between promised actions and their actual execution.

Gehlot’s announcement follows his previous political campaign, “Intzar-Shastra,” where he criticized the state government, led by Bhajan Lal Sharma, for delays in fulfilling commitments. He pointed out that the current government has presented four significant budget documents: the ‘Vote on Account 2024,’ ‘Revised Budget 2024-25,’ ‘Budget 2025-26,’ and ‘Budget 2026-27.’

These documents include numerous announcements related to infrastructure, sports, drinking water, healthcare, urban development, and employee welfare. Each episode of the new series will focus on a key budget announcement, assessing the progress made towards its implementation.

Gehlot emphasized that budgets should not merely be statistical documents but rather promises made to the public. The “Budget Files” series intends to inform citizens about the status of these commitments and hold the state government accountable for its declarations. He asserted that promises related to the budget should yield tangible results on the ground.

This initiative is expected to reignite political tensions between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in Rajasthan. Previously, the BJP’s state president, Madan Rathore, and several ministers sharply responded to Gehlot’s “Intzar-Shastra” campaign, denying his allegations. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma also challenged Gehlot to a debate in the assembly, proposing a comparison between the BJP government‘s two-year tenure and the Congress’s five years in power. While a debate was scheduled, Congress legislators opted to boycott it.