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Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced a set of seven 'guarantees' ahead of the State Assembly elections scheduled for 25 November.
These guarantees include reinstating the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), purchasing cow dung at Rs 2 per kilogram under Godhan guarantee, gas cylinders worth Rs 500 for 1.04 crore families of Rajasthan and free laptops or tablets for first-year students of government colleges.
Other guarantees are a Rs 15 lakh insurance policy to cover losses resulting from disasters, English medium education for all students and an annual amount of Rs 10,000 to woman head of a family.
Highlighting his previous track record of keeping promises, Gehlot noted the successful fulfillment of Rahul Gandhi's commitment to waive farmers' loans within the stipulated timeframe.
Gehlot also criticised the BJP-led central government for the alleged misuse of federal investigative agencies, following an Enforcement Directorate (ED) operation connected to the State Congress Chief, Govind Singh Dotasra.