Rajasthan’s BJP government scraps 12 new districts and 3 divisions
Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot described the decision as short-sighted and politically vindictive.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan on Saturday scrapped 12 new districts and three new divisions that the previous Congress regime had announced. The government, however, retained eight districts that had been formed during the Congress’ tenure last year.
The Congress on Saturday described the decision as short-sighted and politically vindictive.
In March 2023, the state government, then headed by the Congress’ Ashok Gehlot, had announced the formation of 19 new districts and three more divisional headquarters. The districts of Jaipur and Jodhpur had been split into two smaller ones each. This had taken the total number of districts in Rajasthan up to 50 from 33.
The Congress government had also announced three new divisions of Pali, Sikar and Banswara.
On October 6 last year, just a day before the Model Code of Conduct for the Assembly election was implemented, the previous government had created three more districts of Malpura, Sujangarh and Kuchaman, taking the total number of districts to 53.
On Saturday, the state government scrapped the districts of Anupgarh, Dudu, Gangapur City, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Kekri, Neem Ka Thana, Sanchore and Shahpura. It, however, decided to retain Balotra, Beawar, Deeg, Didwana-Kuchaman, Kotputli-Behror, Khairthal-Tijara, Phalodi and Salumbhar.
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