Rajasthan CM Gehlot to go to Delhi, meet Congress excessive command

By PTI

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet the Congress excessive command in New Delhi on Wednesday amid suspense over whether or not he’ll file a nomination for the submit of social gathering president, sources right here mentioned.

Gehlot’s go to comes a day after the Congress issued show-cause notices to 3 of his loyalists – Rajasthan ministers Shanti Dhariwal and Mahesh Joshi, and Dharmendra Rathore – for his or her “grave indiscipline”.

The social gathering’s disciplinary committee has requested the three to elucidate inside 10 days why motion shouldn’t be initiated in opposition to them after the observers for Rajasthan – Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken – of their report back to social gathering chief Sonia Gandhi charged them with “gross indiscipline”.

The motion got here after 82 MLAs participated in a parallel assembly at Dhariwal’s residence in Jaipur laying down situations to the social gathering and didn’t attend the official legislature social gathering assembly convened for passing a decision authorising the Congress chief to nominate a successor to Gehlot, who was to contest the Congress presidential election.

With the Rajasthan episode posing a big problem earlier than the social gathering, the Congress president has initiated discussions with senior social gathering leaders from throughout the nation to resolve the disaster even because the destiny of Gehlot who was thought-about frontrunner for the highest social gathering submit remained unsure.

Several names have cropped up for the possible presidential candidate together with Kharge, A Okay Antony, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, Ambika Soni and Pawan Kumar Bansal, although most of them dominated themselves out of the race.

The identify of Gehlot for the highest social gathering submit is, nevertheless, not utterly dominated out but, in accordance with knowledgeable sources.

Among numerous senior leaders, Gandhi is learnt to have known as Congress veterans A Okay Antony and Sushilkumar Shinde for consultations right here. There can be a probability that contemporary observers could also be despatched to Rajasthan and Shinde could also be considered one of them.

Gandhi is contemplating resolving the matter after consultations with high social gathering leaders who’re retaining their fingers crossed on the scenario.

After the developments in Jaipur, sources mentioned Gehlot has reached out to Sonia Gandhi and is learnt to have defined his place, whereas his arch-rival Sachin Pilot rushed to Delhi forward of any resolution on Rajasthan.

Gehlot is learnt to have instructed Gandhi that he was not behind the parallel meet of MLAs and it was organised with out his data.

The Rajasthan chief minister can be understood to have instructed Gandhi that he would abide by any resolution taken by her and the social gathering, the sources mentioned.

Gehlot additionally held a closed-door assembly with social gathering MLAs in Jaipur on Tuesday and is learnt to have apprised them of the newest developments.

Gehlot was thought-about because the favorite for the submit of Congress president and had the blessings of Sonia Gandhi. The newest developments have marred his prospects for the highest social gathering place, although he’s but not out of the race.

Amid suspense over Gehlot’s destiny, the social gathering’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday mentioned AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has bought nomination varieties collected however they may be for another person.

Bansal mentioned he was not within the race. Mistry mentioned Shashi Tharoor will file his nomination papers for the Congress chief’s election on September 30 and his consultant has bought two extra nomination varieties as we speak.

Mistry mentioned he met social gathering chief Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence and handed over her QR-coded identification card for the social gathering president’s election. He later met former prime minister Manmohan Singh and handed over identification card to him.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet the Congress excessive command in New Delhi on Wednesday amid suspense over whether or not he’ll file a nomination for the submit of social gathering president, sources right here mentioned.

Gehlot’s go to comes a day after the Congress issued show-cause notices to 3 of his loyalists – Rajasthan ministers Shanti Dhariwal and Mahesh Joshi, and Dharmendra Rathore – for his or her “grave indiscipline”.

The social gathering’s disciplinary committee has requested the three to elucidate inside 10 days why motion shouldn’t be initiated in opposition to them after the observers for Rajasthan – Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken – of their report back to social gathering chief Sonia Gandhi charged them with “gross indiscipline”.

The motion got here after 82 MLAs participated in a parallel assembly at Dhariwal’s residence in Jaipur laying down situations to the social gathering and didn’t attend the official legislature social gathering assembly convened for passing a decision authorising the Congress chief to nominate a successor to Gehlot, who was to contest the Congress presidential election.

With the Rajasthan episode posing a big problem earlier than the social gathering, the Congress president has initiated discussions with senior social gathering leaders from throughout the nation to resolve the disaster even because the destiny of Gehlot who was thought-about frontrunner for the highest social gathering submit remained unsure.

Several names have cropped up for the possible presidential candidate together with Kharge, A Okay Antony, Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, Ambika Soni and Pawan Kumar Bansal, although most of them dominated themselves out of the race.

The identify of Gehlot for the highest social gathering submit is, nevertheless, not utterly dominated out but, in accordance with knowledgeable sources.

Among numerous senior leaders, Gandhi is learnt to have known as Congress veterans A Okay Antony and Sushilkumar Shinde for consultations right here. There can be a probability that contemporary observers could also be despatched to Rajasthan and Shinde could also be considered one of them.

Gandhi is contemplating resolving the matter after consultations with high social gathering leaders who’re retaining their fingers crossed on the scenario.

After the developments in Jaipur, sources mentioned Gehlot has reached out to Sonia Gandhi and is learnt to have defined his place, whereas his arch-rival Sachin Pilot rushed to Delhi forward of any resolution on Rajasthan.

Gehlot is learnt to have instructed Gandhi that he was not behind the parallel meet of MLAs and it was organised with out his data.

The Rajasthan chief minister can be understood to have instructed Gandhi that he would abide by any resolution taken by her and the social gathering, the sources mentioned.

Gehlot additionally held a closed-door assembly with social gathering MLAs in Jaipur on Tuesday and is learnt to have apprised them of the newest developments.

Gehlot was thought-about because the favorite for the submit of Congress president and had the blessings of Sonia Gandhi. The newest developments have marred his prospects for the highest social gathering place, although he’s but not out of the race.

Amid suspense over Gehlot’s destiny, the social gathering’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday mentioned AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has bought nomination varieties collected however they may be for another person.

Bansal mentioned he was not within the race. Mistry mentioned Shashi Tharoor will file his nomination papers for the Congress chief’s election on September 30 and his consultant has bought two extra nomination varieties as we speak.

Mistry mentioned he met social gathering chief Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence and handed over her QR-coded identification card for the social gathering president’s election. He later met former prime minister Manmohan Singh and handed over identification card to him.