Rajasthan Government Repeals Gandhi Vatika Trust Act for Better Management

The Rajasthan BJP government repealed the Gandhi Vatika Trust, Jaipur Act, 2023, which was introduced by the previous Congress government. The repeal aims to better manage the Gandhi Darshan Museum and promote Gandhian ideas. The original act was criticized for granting extensive powers to the vice president of the Trust.

The BJP government in Rajasthan has repealed the Gandhi Vatika Trust, Jaipur Act, 2023, a law previously enacted by the Congress government to manage the operations of the Gandhi Darshan Museum in Jaipur.

The Gandhi Vatika Trust, Jaipur (Repeal) Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Rajasthan Assembly on July 15 and was passed after a voice vote today. The bill aims to improve the management of the museum, promoting the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi more broadly.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sumit Godara stated that the previous act, which formed the Gandhi Vatika Trust on October 3, 2023, had granted excessive powers to its vice president. He criticized the act for allowing the vice president to retain autocratic powers, including the disposal of properties, without adequate checks and balances.