The newly-formed Ashok Gehlot led Congress government in Rajasthan is set to reverse an order of former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. The Congress has decided to do away with a logo comprising a photograph of Jan Sangh founder Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on government letterheads and notifications, and replace the same with Ashok Stambh, the national emblem.

An official order replacing the Deen Dayal Upadhyay logo on all government Documents will be issued soon by the government.

During the last government led by Vasundhara Raje, it was made compulsory to use the Deen Dayal Upadhyay logo on all government orders, notifications, and letterheads. The Congress earlier had protested when the order was issued.

The order was passed by the Vasundhara Raje government on December 11, 2017. The Congress party had then opposed the move, alleging that Raje government was trying to impose the agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). According to them, the move was an insult to the national emblem and undemocratic in nature.

The BJP had also made it compulsory for all government libraries to keep books on the life of Deen Dayal Upadhyay. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government has also decided to revoke this decision.

Senior Congress Leader and two-time Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot took oath as Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the third time on December 17 along with his Deputy Sachin Pilot.

Congress is recently concluded unseated BJP’s Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan Assembly Elections and registered a comeback by winning 99 seats out of 199 in the 2018 Assembly elections.

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