# Congress hits back at Rajasthan CM over Gehlot remarks 2026-11-04T20:00:10+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Congress national spokesperson Pawan Khera on Wednesday, 4 November criticised Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma for his remarks against former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, calling the attack on a figure regarded as the ‘Gandhi of Rajasthan’ politically damaging for the BJP. Khera, speaking in Jaipur, also labelled Sharma a ‘slip-appointed chief minister’ and said he would discuss possible action with Gehlot. Khera also attacked the state government on healthcare and education, alleging that Rajasthan's health system was ‘on a ventilator’. He cited deaths linked to cough syrup, a fatal blood transfusion error, and the SMS Hospital fire, and accused the BJP of weakening Congress-era schemes including a Rs 25 lakh health insurance plan and the Right to Health. On education, he flagged around 41,000 government schools at risk and nearly 1.5 lakh vacancies. Sharma had on Tuesday, 3 November accused the previous Congress government of corruption and said Gehlot indulged in the ‘politics of allegations’. Addressing a BJP roadshow in Pali district, Sharma said the Congress had delayed development by repeatedly holding local body elections, while his government was moving towards ‘One State, One Election’ and had improved power supply. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Times of India’s report leads with Congress’s personal attack on the chief minister and quotes Khera’s sharpest allegation against Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, while The Hans India leads with the chief minister’s development claims and corruption charges against the previous government. The Times of India omits Sharma’s rebuttal entirely, The Hans India omits Khera’s health and education critiques. Together, the coverage reflects a partisan exchange where each outlet amplifies its side’s framing. A balanced reading notes that both sides made factual claims about healthcare failures and development records, but neither source reports an independent verification. The concrete next step is the upcoming civic body elections in Rajasthan. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 government-critical - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (government critical) Leads with Congress attack on CM, omits Sharma's rebuttal - thehansindia.com (pro government) Leads with CM's corruption charges against Congress, omits Congress rebuttal This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ashok Gehlot, Bhajan Lal Sharma, BJP, Indian National Congress, Pawan Khera, Rajasthan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-hits-back-at-rajasthan-cm-over-gehlot-remarks/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-hits-back-at-rajasthan-cm-over-gehlot-remarks/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/