Old Pension Scheme, laptop for college students, English medium schools among Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's five guarantees

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announces five guarantees including OPS law, cow dung purchase, laptops/tablets for college students, English medium school education and ₹15-lakh insurance cover for natural disasters. He also attacked Centre alleging misuse of ED and said Modi's countdown has begun.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on October 27 announced five guarantees for the people of the State, including a law on Old Pension Scheme (OPS), buying cow dung and providing a laptop or a tablet to government college students, if his government is reelected in the November 25 elections.

Addressing a press conference in Jaipur, the Congress leader also attacked the Centre alleging a misuse of the Enforcement Directorate.

"A Chief Minister (Bhupesh Baghel) had to say that more than dogs, it's the ED that is on the prowl in the country. (Desh me kutton se jyada ED ghum rahi hai). What could be a bigger misfortune than this?" he said.

"Whatever comment he must have made, you can understand that he must have done that in great pain," Gehlot told the press conference. "You (agencies) have become a political weapon. Modi ji, you do not understand, your countdown has begun." The ED raided premises of state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Thursday.

Mr. Gehlot said the ED targeted the Congress leader because he is quite vocal against the BJP.

Announcing his five guarantees, Mr. Gehlot promised school education in English medium, buying cow dung at ₹2 per kg under 'godhan scheme' and ₹15-lakh insurance cover for losses in natural disasters.

He also said a law will be passed to ensure the Old Pension Scheme for government employees so that no future dispensation can stop OPS. He said students taking admission in government colleges will be given a tablet or a laptop in the first year.