Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Sunday accused the Congress of being anti-Dalit, claiming that atrocities against the community were highest during its rule. He made those remarks during a election rally in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. 

Bypoll elections are to be held on November 13, CM Sharma was in a rally in Ramgarh constituency of Alwar, Rajasthan.

“The Congress has always been anti-Dalit. It always talks about appeasement. Does Prime Minister Narendra Modi look at caste and religion when he gives the Samman Nidhi? But the spirit of appeasement has been embedded in the Congress’ conscience since 1947,” he said.

He also alleged that smuggling of cows were common during the Congress government.

“They ran bulldozers on cowsheds and removed idols, including Shivlings, using a drill in Alwar. A 15-year-old girl with speech and hearing disabilities was molested and dumped on a flyover in Alwar. When the BJP made it an issue and the accused started getting identified, the Congress government called it an accident,” Sharma added.

He further alleged that when a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry was ordered, the police cleaned the flyover to eliminate evidence.

Sharma also claimed that his government, which took charge last December, worked to deliver on the promises made during the elections.

The government will provide a detailed account of the work done after it completes a year in office, he said.

CM Sharma also alleged that the Congress had cheated the youth by leaking question papers of competitive examinations.

Earlier, during a roadshow in Dausa in support of BJP candidate Jagmohan Meena, Sharma highlighted that the BJP-led state government had implemented welfare schemes for youth, farmers, women, and the working class, addressing every point of its manifesto.

He said the Delhi-Mumbai corridor passing through Dausa would change the fate of the district and Rajasthan and write a new chapter of development.

The chief minister also gave an account of the progress of the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) and the impact it would have on farmers.

He said he hailed from a farmer family and understood the farmers’ pain and suffering.

“To find a permanent solution to their problem of drinking water and irrigation, we have signed an agreement related to the very important ERCP for districts in eastern Rajasthan, including Dausa. The foundation stone of the project will be laid next month,” Sharma said.

Once this project takes shape, there will be no shortage of water for drinking and irrigation, he claimed.

Bypolls will be held in the Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Deoli-Uniara, Khinvsar, Chaurasi, Salumbar and Ramgarh assembly constituencies on November 13 and the results declared on November 23.

(with agency inputs)