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Former Gujarat Chief Minister Suresh Mehta on Wednesday announced the launch of a "non-political" platform in an attempt to present an alternative narrative and spread awareness among voters on various issues.
As part of the initiative called 'Jan Abhiyan - Badle Gujarat', a research and training institute will also be opened to train elected representatives on various aspects of their roles, responsibilities, and powers, said 87-year-old Mehta. Chairman, Government of Gujarat in 1995-96.
Addressing a press conference, Mehta, a staunch critic of the ruling BJP, accused the Gujarat government of violating constitutional provisions relating to accounting and publication.
He said that according to Article 150 of the Constitution, accounts must be maintained in a prescribed format approved by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).

“However, the CAG, in its reports in the last session of the Assembly, found that the Gujarat government had not maintained its accounts in the prescribed format in violation of Article 150. Besides, the CAG has taken serious notice of the various sub-heads created in the books of accounts to manage the state expenditure on receiving VVIPs”, argued Mehta.