Jaipur, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced a new video series, ‘Budget Files’, to scrutinise the BJP government’s budget announcements and question the progress made in implementing its promises.
The series will be released every Saturday, beginning November 14. Each episode will examine a major budget announcement and assess whether it has translated into tangible work on the ground.
In a written statement, Gehlot said the Rajasthan government had presented four major budget-related documents so far: the Vote on Account 2024, the Revised Budget 2024-25, the Budget 2025-26 and the Budget 2026-27.
These documents included announcements covering roads, sports, drinking water, healthcare, urban development and employee welfare, he said.
Gehlot said the central question behind the initiative would be: “While the government made the announcement, what is the reality on the ground?”
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Describing the budget as more than a collection of figures and statistics, he said it represented commitments made to the people. The series, he added, would seek to inform the public about the status of those commitments and hold the government accountable.
The initiative follows Gehlot’s earlier campaign, ‘Intizar-shastra’ (the science of waiting), through which he repeatedly criticised the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led government over alleged delays in fulfilling its promises.
That campaign triggered exchanges between Gehlot and BJP leaders, including State BJP president Madan Rathore and several ministers. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma had also challenged the former Chief Minister to a debate in the Legislative Assembly, proposing a comparison between the BJP government’s two-year tenure and the previous Congress government’s five years. A debate was subsequently scheduled, but Congress MLAs boycotted it.
With ‘Budget Files’, Gehlot is shifting his political campaign towards the implementation of budget announcements and the delivery of development projects, setting the stage for another round of confrontation between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in Rajasthan.
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