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The reply further said though the government is not incurring any expenditure of the yatra, it is bound to take care of the protocol, security and other arrangements of the chief minister.The government denied that the DIPR had published any material in relation to ‘Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra’ nor has made any reporting of the yatra. “The petition does not have any ingredients of a Public Interest Litigation and the “petition is nothing more than an opportunistic political and publicity seeking effort,” said the reply.“It is correct that the BJP is undertaking the a Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra and in this yatra Vasundhara Raje will also be participating… Vasundhara Raje is the chief minister of the state and during this period of the said yatra she will not only travelling the distance in the state but being the chief administrator of the state will also be interacting with people of all parts of the state with regard to the programmes and schemes of the government for their betterment and development.”It said these activities are related to the administrative work of the government and are not part of the any activity of the political party. Jaipur: The state government in its reply to the PIL challenging state sponsored ‘Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra’ by chief minister Vasundhara Raje said that the petition is “politically motivated and a publicity stunt.”PIL by lawyer Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma alleged that the BJP government has been misusing public money and position for a party programme by directing the PWD and state department of information and public relations (DIPR) to arrange the stage, tent and light and sound and the publicity of the programme.The division bench comprising chief justice Pradeep Nandrajog has posted the matter for further hearing on Friday.Following the PIL the government had withdrawn the controversial order of the PWD but the order relating to DIPR is still standing.The government in its reply denied of “any expenditure is being incurred by the government about the Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra being under taken by the Bhartiya Janata Party nor the department of DIPR publishing any material or reports on the yatra.”The government also alleged that the PIL is politically motivated and publicity stunt..