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Jaipur: While addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s coaching hub of Kota on November 21, 2023, prime minister Narendra Modi was unsparing towards the then chief minister Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in the state as he slammed it over instances of question paper leaks in the state – one of the main election pitches of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly elections.

“Congress party has destroyed the dreams of the youth repeatedly in the last five years. Congress sold papers for all exams. I want to assure you the one involved in the paper leak, will be sent behind bars. This is the guarantee of Modi,” Modi had said in the rally, held just days before the assembly elections in Rajasthan, which the BJP had subsequently won.

At the time, the BJP’s official X handle was prompt to relay the “guarantee” of Modi that if the BJP came to power in the state, those involved in paper leaks would not be spared.

कांग्रेस का पेपर लीक माफिया युवाओं के सपनों पर भारी पड़ गया। इसलिए राजस्थान बेरोजगारी के मामले में देश में अग्रणी है। लेकिन मैं आपको विश्वास दिलाता हूं कि परीक्षा के पेपर लूटकर जिसने भी अपने लॉकर भरे हैं, उसका लॉकर टूटेगा और वो लॉकअप में जाएगा। ये भी मोदी की गारंटी है। – पीएम… pic.twitter.com/6UG2SGcpch — BJP (@BJP4India) November 21,........

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