Ashok Gehlot questions delay in Jodhpur parking project

Jaipur, April 4 Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday questioned the state government over delays in a multi-level parking project in Jodhpur, terming it a reflection of the BJP government’s “policy of delay and neglect”.

In a post on his X handle as part of his digital series ‘Intezaar Shastra’, Gehlot said the project on Jodhpur’s Nai Sadak has become a symbol of governance marked by inaction.

“A project that should have been completed years ago is still hanging in limbo due to the BJP’s shortsighted approach. This is nothing but ‘Intezaar Shastra’ in action,” he said.

The parking project was conceptualised to decongest traffic and ease parking in the area. It was initiated in 2013 with a capacity to accommodate 675 vehicles. Land measuring around 2,317 square metres was identified, and funds worth Rs 28 crore were allocated for its implementation. A new police control room building was also planned at the site, as the land belonged to the police control room.

Gehlot alleged that after coming to power in 2013, the BJP government “deliberately shelved this crucial public project for five years, ignoring the needs of the people of Jodhpur”.

Referring to the Congress tenure, he said, “We revived the project in 2018 and, despite the unprecedented disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020–21, we resumed work again in 2022 with full commitment.”

Targeting the current government, he added, “The project was supposed to be completed by December 2024, but now the BJP is citing a lack of funds as an excuse to halt the remaining work and the deadline has been extended to 2026. Looking at its current condition, it does not seem that the project will be completed within the said period.”

Gehlot further alleged that “even essential infrastructure like the police control room has been stalled under the pretext of a budget deficit, exposing the government’s failure in financial management”.

Raising a direct question, he said, “Is depriving the people of Jodhpur of basic facilities the real agenda of the BJP government?”

He concluded by reiterating that the delay reflects “a governance model based on postponement rather than performance”.

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