Ashok Gehlot

Sharma further stated that the paper he gave to the media contained references to the audio messages in the pen drive, saying that the audio was phone conversations between Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Late MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma, and Sanjay Jain. He added that he was asked by former CM Gehlot himself to circulate them in the media.

The official press release further stated that ED initiated an investigation based on an FIR registered by the ACB, Rajasthan, against Padamchand Jain (Shree Shyam Tubewell Company), Mahesh Mittal ( Shree Ganpati Tubewell Company) and others, including PHED officials.

ED's fresh move in the case comes almost two-and-a-half months after it raided 25 locations in Rajasthan including the premises of a senior IAS officer, some engineers, contractors and former state government officials suspected to have links in the case.

A complaint was filed by two Jaipur residents in 2015. According to the complaint, Vaibhav Gehlot allegedly used a shell company to illegally fund Triton Hotels.

A report by the Reserve Bank of India shows that Rajasthan has a debt of Rs 5.37 lakh crore by the end of the financial year 2022-23. This debt was only Rs 2.81 lakh crore in 2018 when Ashok Gehlot took over the office.

Rajasthan Prevention of Mrityu Bhoj Act, 1960 was introduced to ban the grand feasts organised after demise of a family member in the state. It does not specify the Hindu community and any custom of large scale feasts to observe the death rituals, including the Muslim custom of Chahallum is under the ambit of this law too.

Gehlot's OSD alleged that the Former Rajasthan CM cheated the party's high command and prevented accurate feedback from reaching the top.

Kaneria's comments came in response to Rajdeep Sardesai calling him a 'spot/match fixer' and claiming that the former Pakistani right-arm leg spinner has joined the "Mysore Pak IT Cell".

This is not the first time that the veteran journalist has pulled off such PR stunts. His soft corner for Congress is a widely known fact.

According to the diary, Sonia Gandhi's alleged brother came to the wedding event in Jaipur for whom an appointment had been requested from the Chief Minister's OSD, Shashikant Sharma.