Ashok Gehlot wants Raje's apology over debt burden on Rajasthan

AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday targeted Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje for "bad financial management", saying the debt burden on the state exchequer has increased in her rule for which she should "apologize to people".

Gehlot, the former chief minister, blamed that Raje was "misleading" people by "leveling false allegation" that the previous Congress government had left empty exchequer.

"The reality is that she has increased the burden of the loan on the state. The debt on the state has constantly increased under Raje's rule. In 2012-13, the debt was Rs 1, 17, 809 crores which have increased more than double today," Gehlot said in a statement.

He said the debt on the state was estimated at Rs 3, 08,033 crores in the 2018-19 budget estimates.

Gehlot said the chief minister was misleading public in her Gaurav yatra and should "apologize to people".