December 7, 2024

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Rajasthan tussle: All eyes on Sachin Pilot as Congress hopeful of ‘optimistic resolution’

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday exuded confidence a “positive solution” can be discovered to the intra-party discord in Rajasthan, at the same time as all eyes remained set on dissident chief Sachin Pilot’s subsequent transfer and if he floats a brand new outfit at an occasion to commemorate his father Rajesh Pilot’s the loss of life anniversary.

Pilot pays homage to his father at a programme at Dausa on Sunday, amid speculations he might make some vital announcement there on his political future.

The Congress has already rubbished stories Pilot will float a brand new occasion. It has stated he’ll unitedly contest the following Rajasthan meeting elections.

Asked concerning the developments in Rajasthan, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate stated, “Our party president and we surely feel there will be a positive solution to this issue.”

Congress General Secretary (Organisation) Ok C Venugopal on Friday dismissed stories that Pilot might announce his personal occasion on his father Rajesh Pilot’s loss of life anniversary and asserted the Congress will contest Rajasthan’s meeting polls unitedly.

“I don’t believe in rumours. The reality is that the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi discussed with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot and after that we said that we will go together. That is the position of the Congress party,” Venugopal had advised PTI.

“In my knowledge, there is no such thing,” he stated, when requested particularly about stories of Pilot floating a brand new occasion. Venugopal stated he has been assembly Pilot and been in contact with Pilot not too long ago.”

He additionally advised the media to be optimistic and never imagine in such rumours.

“Who told you he is going out of the party. These are imaginary…rumours. Don’t believe these rumours. Be optimistic. Don’t worry, we will fight unitedly. The Rajasthan Congress will fight unitedly,” he additionally stated.

The remarks come amid intense hypothesis that Pilot might announce his personal occasion or his future plans on the programme on Sunday to pay tributes to his father on his loss of life anniversary in Dausa, an occasion which has been an annual function for the final over 20 years.

The Congress final week had stated the occasion is supreme and can combat the Rajasthan Assembly polls unitedly to emerge victorious, an assertion that got here after Pilot refused to budge from his calls for.

In a bid to defuse the tensions, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi had held marathon discussions with Gehlot and Pilot individually final week, sources had stated.

They had later posed for images at Kharge’s 10 Rajaji Marg residence right here.

After the conferences, the occasion had stated Gehlot and Pilot have agreed to combat the upcoming meeting elections unitedly and have left all points to be resolved by the occasion excessive command.

Addressing reporters after the assembly earlier this week, Venugopal had stated, “Both the leaders, Ashok ji and Sachin ji, agreed to the proposal on these things.”

Asked what proposal he was speaking out, Venugopal had stated, “Both have left it to the (party) high command.”

Gehlot and Pilot have been engaged in an influence tussle because the Congress shaped authorities within the state in 2018.

In 2020, Pilot led a revolt towards the Gehlot authorities after which he was faraway from the posts of the occasion’s state unit president and deputy chief minister.

Last 12 months, an try by the excessive command to impact a management change in Rajasthan had failed after Gehlot loyalists dug their heels in and didn’t permit a legislature occasion assembly to happen.

Pilot had final month defied a warning from the occasion and went forward with a day-long quick focusing on Gehlot over his “inaction” on alleged corruption throughout the earlier Raje authorities.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday exuded confidence a “positive solution” can be discovered to the intra-party discord in Rajasthan, at the same time as all eyes remained set on dissident chief Sachin Pilot’s subsequent transfer and if he floats a brand new outfit at an occasion to commemorate his father Rajesh Pilot’s the loss of life anniversary.

Pilot pays homage to his father at a programme at Dausa on Sunday, amid speculations he might make some vital announcement there on his political future.

The Congress has already rubbished stories Pilot will float a brand new occasion. It has stated he’ll unitedly contest the following Rajasthan meeting elections.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Asked concerning the developments in Rajasthan, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate stated, “Our party president and we surely feel there will be a positive solution to this issue.”

Congress General Secretary (Organisation) Ok C Venugopal on Friday dismissed stories that Pilot might announce his personal occasion on his father Rajesh Pilot’s loss of life anniversary and asserted the Congress will contest Rajasthan’s meeting polls unitedly.

“I don’t believe in rumours. The reality is that the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi discussed with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot and after that we said that we will go together. That is the position of the Congress party,” Venugopal had advised PTI.

“In my knowledge, there is no such thing,” he stated, when requested particularly about stories of Pilot floating a brand new occasion. Venugopal stated he has been assembly Pilot and been in contact with Pilot not too long ago.”

He additionally advised the media to be optimistic and never imagine in such rumours.

“Who told you he is going out of the party. These are imaginary…rumours. Don’t believe these rumours. Be optimistic. Don’t worry, we will fight unitedly. The Rajasthan Congress will fight unitedly,” he additionally stated.

The remarks come amid intense hypothesis that Pilot might announce his personal occasion or his future plans on the programme on Sunday to pay tributes to his father on his loss of life anniversary in Dausa, an occasion which has been an annual function for the final over 20 years.

The Congress final week had stated the occasion is supreme and can combat the Rajasthan Assembly polls unitedly to emerge victorious, an assertion that got here after Pilot refused to budge from his calls for.

In a bid to defuse the tensions, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi had held marathon discussions with Gehlot and Pilot individually final week, sources had stated.

They had later posed for images at Kharge’s 10 Rajaji Marg residence right here.

After the conferences, the occasion had stated Gehlot and Pilot have agreed to combat the upcoming meeting elections unitedly and have left all points to be resolved by the occasion excessive command.

Addressing reporters after the assembly earlier this week, Venugopal had stated, “Both the leaders, Ashok ji and Sachin ji, agreed to the proposal on these things.”

Asked what proposal he was speaking out, Venugopal had stated, “Both have left it to the (party) high command.”

Gehlot and Pilot have been engaged in an influence tussle because the Congress shaped authorities within the state in 2018.

In 2020, Pilot led a revolt towards the Gehlot authorities after which he was faraway from the posts of the occasion’s state unit president and deputy chief minister.

Last 12 months, an try by the excessive command to impact a management change in Rajasthan had failed after Gehlot loyalists dug their heels in and didn’t permit a legislature occasion assembly to happen.

Pilot had final month defied a warning from the occasion and went forward with a day-long quick focusing on Gehlot over his “inaction” on alleged corruption throughout the earlier Raje authorities.