JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sacked his minister and legislator from Udaipurwati, Rajendra Gudha after he created a ruckus in the state assembly early last week during which he had flashed a 'red diary' which he claimed had 'incriminating material' against chief minister Gehlot.

The Rajasthan assembly witnessed chaotic scenes when Gudha made the sensational claims on July 24, which led to major pandemonium in the house as Gudha made the claims and also got into a scuffle with many leaders of his party including with parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal. 

When the house had convened, Gudha came near the chair of Speaker C P Joshi and waved the red-coloured diary, demanding he should be allowed to make a statement. Speaker Joshi strongly objected to the Gudha's behaviour and repeatedly asked him to meet him in his chamber, meanwhile, Congress MLAs came near him and he was pushed and shoved as he continued his ruckus over the red dairy.

Supporting him, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs too created an uproar and stormed the well of the house over the issue, however, the speaker tried to bring the house to order and  Gudha was marshalled out and later suspended for the remainder of the session for unruly behaviour. The CM, later on, sacked him from his cabinet. 

Gudha, an MLA from Udaipurwati had switched to Congress from the Bahujan Samaj Party in 2019 and held charge as minister of state for Sainik Kalyan (independent charge), home guard and civil defence, Panchayati raj and rural development.

After the house was adjourned, Gudha told reporters at the assembly building that the Congress MLAs pushed him to the ground and overpowered me, while some of them including Dhariwal kicked him and snatched the diary from me, which in the commotion got torn in many parts. However, he said some part of the diary was still left with him which would disclose some secrets about corruption in the state.

Although Gudha said he will go among the people to reveal about the diary and the secrets contained in it diary, he did claim that the diary was 'secured' by him during an income tax raid at the residence of RTDC chairman Dharmendra Rathore. He alleged that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had asked him to go to Rathore's residence to secure the diary during the raid.

Gudha alleged that the diary, allegedly written by Rathore, held details of the money given to MLAs and it has the names of Ashok Gehlot as well as his son Vaibhav Gehlot.