Ashok Gehlot links rape to unemployment, Rajasthan BJP up in arms
India Today
The chief minister of Rajasthan, a state grappling with rampant paper leaks ahead of crucial exams, linked the growing cases of rapes and paper leaks to the rise in unemployment across the country.
The BJP in Rajasthan has lashed out at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his statement linking unemployment to rape and incidents of paper leak.
“It is extremely shameful that the chief minister is giving such shameless statements on rape," Arun Singh, BJP’s national general secretary, said.
“Firstly, his minister says that this is a state for men because of which rape increases. And now Gehlot is giving such statements,” Singh said.
The chief minister of Rajasthan, a state grappling with rampant paper leaks ahead of crucial exams, has linked the growing cases of rapes and paper leaks to the rise in unemployment across the country. “When the common man is frustrated due to lack of jobs, he commits crimes and starts doing drugs,” he had said.
