Jaipur, Aug 19 (PTI) BJP's national general secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Arun Singh on Thursday alleged that the farmers' protest on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near Shahjahapur is being stage-managed by the Ashok Gehlot government in the state.

“The Gehlot government has kept some people sitting on the national highway,” he told reporters on Thursday during his Jaipur visit.

Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: Apni Party Activist Ghulam Hassan Lone Shot Dead by Terrorists in Kulgam.

Those protesting there are doing so at the behest of the Gehlot government, he alleged.

When asked about the possibility of protesting farmers disrupting the BJP's “Jan Ashirwad” yatra which started from Alwar's Bhiwadi on Thursday, he said nothing of that sort will happen.

Also Read | SpiceJet To Begin Trial of Travel Pass Mobile App of IATA for Digital Health Verification.

He also claimed that there was no protest by farmers anywhere else in the state.

Singh said if the protesters are removed, the journey to Jaipur by road will become convenient for people, including tourists and businessmen.

“But the chief minister does not care about it,” he said.

A group of farmers has been camping at the Shahjahanpur border of Alwar in protest against the Centre's three agricultural laws.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)