PMO hits back after Gehlot says wasn’t allowed to address event
Hindustan TimesJaipur: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday alleged the Prime Minister’s Office cancelled his “pre-scheduled three minute” speech at an event addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sikar district – a charge rebutted by the PMO which said he was invited but his office said he would “not be able to join”. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot alleges his speech was cancelled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event. Gehlot said he was welcoming the Prime Minister through his tweet, instead of a speech, as the latter’s office had removed his “pre-scheduled three-minute address” from the event. In his post, Gehlot also listed demands that “I would have put forward through my speech at the programme” and hoped the Prime Minister would fulfil them during his “seventh visit in six months”.