Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot suggested on Sunday that his Uttar Pradesh counterpart, Yogi Adityanath, should be booked for sedition for labelling the military as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's army.  

Water charges would not be collected for the flat rate connections in urban regions as well. About 56 lakh urban population would be benefited by this.

"The attempt to win the elections by announcing the Rs 6,000 per annum scheme for the farmers will not help Modi, as the they have become intelligent," Gehlot said at a press conference.

Three separate cases have been registered and investigations are on. Those flouting norms shall be dealt with iron hand, the police officer said.

The Congress party, on the other hand, has clarified that no such tweet was posted from the twitter handle of Ashok Gehlot.

Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, said: "There is enough water available in the country but the real issue is effective water management."  

Roles of national icons like Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru will be restored. It will be ensured there contribution is given due, Rajasthan School Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra told India TV in Jaipur.

It was a well-thought out exercise and has been welcomed by the people, he said while justifying the allocation of portfolios.

Excise, planning, department of personnel, general administration department, information technology among others are also with Gehlot, according to the orders issued by cabinet secretariat.  

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, who took oath on December 17, returned to the state capital Sunday noon after spending three days in New Delhi for a meeting with President Rahul Gandhi and senior party functionaries.

With this announcement, Rajasthan becomes the third Congress-ruled state to have announced waiver of farm loans. The Congress snatched power from the BJP in all the three states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – in the just-concluded Assembly elections.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took charge at the Secretariat here on Wednesday and held meetings with officials to discuss waiving farm loans, official sources said.

BSP chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, whose parties have extended support to the Congress government, were conspicuous by their absence.

Known for his proximity to both Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Gehlot has lately been the party's "go-to" man in important matters.

BSP chief Mayawati, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav have skipped the oath-taking ceremony in Jaipur

After stunning victory of Congress in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, chief ministers of the three key states will be sworn in at different ceremonies in their respective states on Monday.

Sachin Pilot’s supporters from his Gurjar community held a series of protests, blocking roads in Rajasthan, on Thursday when it appeared that the announcement naming Gehlot was imminent.

It was anything but abracadabra. The Congress decision on Friday to pick the magician’s son as the Rajasthan chief minister was neither quick nor easy.

Ashok Gehlot will be the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The announcement was made on Friday during a press conference held at AICC headquarters in Delhi.

"We will meet the governor today and will decide on the details of the oath-taking ceremony," Venugopal said.