The Congress called another Legislature Party meet for 10 am on Tuesday after failing to convince Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin P...
The Congress called another Legislature Party meet for 10 am on Tuesday after failing to convince Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and his supporters to agree to talks on Monday, NDTV reported. Pilot is camping at a hotel in Delhi with some legislators who support him in the tussle against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Pilot and other party leaders in Rajasthan are reportedly upset with Gehlot for issuing orders to question the deputy chief minister in an investigation into alleged attempts to destabilise the state government. Pilot was summoned by the Rajasthan Anti-Terror Squad and the Special Operations Group on Friday.
While Pilot claims he has 30 MLAs on his side, the Congress says the number is no more than 16. On Monday, Pilot insisted that Gehlot’s claim of having 106 legislators on his side is a gross exaggeration. However, the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party passed a resolution seeking action against rebel MLAs and supported the Ashok Gehlot-led government.
The Congress said that it was in touch with Pilot. The party also appealed to its leaders to discuss their grievances with the leadership. Posters of Pilot put up outside the party office in Jaipur were first removed and then reinstalled.
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