Pilot in Delhi day after fast trying to find movement in opposition to Vasundhara Raje authorities graft

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Sachin Pilot reached Delhi on Wednesday, a day after he seen a fast in Jaipur demanding movement in circumstances of alleged corruption beneath the sooner Vasundhara Raje-led BJP authorities in Rajasthan.

There was speculation that he could meet the social gathering’s AICC in-charge of Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and completely different senior leaders, nonetheless sources close to Pilot talked about no conferences had been mounted.

On Tuesday, Pilot sat on a daylong fast in Jaipur, urging the Ashok Gehlot authorities in Rajasthan to behave on alleged circumstances of corruption when the BJP ran the state beneath Vasundhara Raje.

Defying the Congress central administration’s warning that the switch could be considered “anti-party”, Pilot went ahead alongside along with his fast from 11 am to 4 pm.

As he left the positioning the place he held the fast in Jaipur, Pilot suggested reporters that Rahul Gandhi, the Congress and completely different opposition occasions have united over corruption and financial irregularities, and claimed that his fast will velocity up this movement. The former deputy chief minister moreover talked about that he wrote two letters on this example to Gehlot closing 12 months nonetheless acquired no reply.

“We had assured people that effective action will be taken against corruption by the former BJP government. I wanted the Congress government to take action but it has not happened in over four years,” Pilot talked about.

This wrestle in opposition to corruption will proceed, he added.

ALSO READ | No Congress picture at Sachin Pilot’s fast web site

Both Gehlot and Pilot had been keen on the chief minister’s put up when the social gathering obtained the state assembly elections in 2018. But the Congress extreme command picked Gehlot for the very best put up for a third time.

In July 2020, Pilot and a bit of Congress MLAs had rebelled openly in opposition to Gehlot, demanding a change of administration throughout the state. Pilot was then stripped of the posts of deputy chief minister and Pradesh Congress Committee president. The month-long catastrophe ended after the Congress central administration’s assurance to look into the issues Pilot raised.

Gehlot later used phrases like “gaddar” (traitor), “nakara” (failure) and “nikamma” (worthless) for Pilot, and accused him of caring with BJP leaders in a conspiracy to topple the Congress authorities.

Last September, MLAs throughout the Gehlot camp boycotted a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting and held a parallel one to stall what they felt was an attempt to make Pilot the model new chief minister. Gehlot was then being considered for the social gathering president’s put up.

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NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Sachin Pilot reached Delhi on Wednesday, a day after he seen a fast in Jaipur demanding movement in circumstances of alleged corruption beneath the sooner Vasundhara Raje-led BJP authorities in Rajasthan.

There was speculation that he could meet the social gathering’s AICC in-charge of Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and completely different senior leaders, nonetheless sources close to Pilot talked about no conferences had been mounted.

On Tuesday, Pilot sat on a daylong fast in Jaipur, urging the Ashok Gehlot authorities in Rajasthan to behave on alleged circumstances of corruption when the BJP ran the state beneath Vasundhara Raje.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Defying the Congress central administration’s warning that the switch could be considered “anti-party”, Pilot went ahead alongside along with his fast from 11 am to 4 pm.

As he left the positioning the place he held the fast in Jaipur, Pilot suggested reporters that Rahul Gandhi, the Congress and completely different opposition occasions have united over corruption and financial irregularities, and claimed that his fast will velocity up this movement. The former deputy chief minister moreover talked about that he wrote two letters on this example to Gehlot closing 12 months nonetheless acquired no reply.

“We had assured people that effective action will be taken against corruption by the former BJP government. I wanted the Congress government to take action but it has not happened in over four years,” Pilot talked about.

This wrestle in opposition to corruption will proceed, he added.

ALSO READ | No Congress picture at Sachin Pilot’s fast web site

Both Gehlot and Pilot had been keen on the chief minister’s put up when the social gathering obtained the state assembly elections in 2018. But the Congress extreme command picked Gehlot for the very best put up for a third time.

In July 2020, Pilot and a bit of Congress MLAs had rebelled openly in opposition to Gehlot, demanding a change of administration throughout the state. Pilot was then stripped of the posts of deputy chief minister and Pradesh Congress Committee president. The month-long catastrophe ended after the Congress central administration’s assurance to look into the issues Pilot raised.

Gehlot later used phrases like “gaddar” (traitor), “nakara” (failure) and “nikamma” (worthless) for Pilot, and accused him of caring with BJP leaders in a conspiracy to topple the Congress authorities.

Last September, MLAs throughout the Gehlot camp boycotted a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting and held a parallel one to stall what they felt was an attempt to make Pilot the model new chief minister. Gehlot was then being considered for the social gathering president’s put up.

READ MORE:

‘Traitor’ Sachin Pilot will not ever be accepted as Rajasthan CM: Gehlot

Why delay taking movement in opposition to Gehlot loyalist legislators, asks Pilot

Gehlot’s ‘caste’ remark targets Pilot indirectly, create flutter in Rajasthan Congress