"Ashok Gehlot is 'Badshah' of all corruption taking place in Rajasthan": CP Joshi

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 26 : Amidst the uproar from the Congress and other opposition parties regarding the actions of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Rajasthan, which included conducting raids on the premises of Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra in connection with an alleged paper leak case, State BJP Chief CP Joshi asserted on Thursday that the ruling party is "apprehensive" about the investigation because it is exposing their "truth" to the public.
Taking a swipe at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, CP Joshi alleged that Gehlot is the "badshah" (boss) of all the corruption taking place in the state.
"Why Congress leaders are so afraid of the ED... The Rajasthan government has destroyed the lives of thousands of students in the state. Ashok Gehlot is the 'Badshah' of all the corruption taking place in the state and now that the ED is doing an investigation to prevail justice for the youths, they are having a problem... Why are they afraid? They are afraid because their truth is coming in front of the public of the state," he said.
On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at the properties of Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra and the party's candidate for the Mahua Assembly seat as part of a money laundering inquiry into an alleged examination paper leak case in the state in the poll-bound State.
The premises of Dotasra, a former Minister for School Education, in Sikar and Jaipur, apart from party candidate from Mahua seat in Dausa, Omprakash Hudla, and some others were searched.
The raids on the premises of Dotasara, who is contesting the November 25 election from Lacchmangarh in Sikar, began at 8.30am.
Gehlot's son, Vaibhav Gehlot has also been summoned by ED in a foreign exchange violation case.
The ED action came amid campaigning in the state for the assembly polls on November 25.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attacked the BJP government, alleging that "it was goondaism" and the central government had "created terror" in the country through probe agencies.
Addressing a press conference here, Gehlot said the situation is worrying and said that the BJP should seek to win over people through its policies, behaviour, and principles in democracy but is resorting to "goondaism".
"Aap gundagardi kar rahe ho, gundagardi hai ye...Without pressure from the top neither ED nor CBI can come," he said.
"The question is not about someone, the question is not about my son. They have spread terror across the country, it is not good indication. I have heard that ED officers have shifted their families to Chhattisgarh for a year now and are living there on rent because they had to raid every day," he added.
Gehlot said the BJP has misconceptions and the ED action came as the Congress has decided to launch "guarantees" for the people of the state.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party claiming that as elections are around the corner, ED, CBI, and IT become the real "Panna Pramukh" of the BJP.
"As elections are around the corner, ED, CBI, IT etc. become the real 'Panna Pramukh' of BJP. Seeing its certain defeat in Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party made its last move! After Chhattisgarh, ED has also started action against Congress leaders entering the assembly election campaign in Rajasthan," he wrote on X.
"The dictatorship of the Modi government is fatal for democracy. We will continue to fight against the misuse of agencies, the public will give a befitting reply to the BJP," he added.
However, BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh said that all independent agencies are doing the proceedings on their own level.
"Everybody in Rajasthan knows how 17 times paper was leaked and the government didn't do any proceedings against the major suspects...It involved a huge exchange of money...All independent agencies are doing the proceedings on their own level. Everyone should welcome them. If they are not guilty, they'll not get caught and if they are guilty, they'll certainly get caught...," Singh said.