Twist within the Congress story: Pro-Gehlot MLAs revolt towards Pilot turning into Rajasthan CM

Express News Service

JAIPUR: In a late Sunday night political growth in Rajasthan, the type solely Congress males can pull off, practically 100 pro-Ashok Gehlot legislators sprang a shock by quitting en masse in a protest, extensively seen as, towards the proposal to raise Sachin Pilot because the Chief Minister of the state.

The revolting legislators met Assembly speaker C P Joshi at his residence and submitted their resignation.

The twist to the Congress’ political drama got here amid suspense over who will succeed Gehlot as the subsequent Chief Minister of Rajasthan. A gathering of the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party was known as for round 9 pm on the CM’s home with celebration veterans Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken as observers on behalf of the Congress excessive command. But as an alternative of heading for the assembly, the legislators went straight to the Speaker’s residence to convey that they’re quitting. Amid the revolt, Congress’s excessive command despatched a message to the observers to listen to the views of all of the legislators.

The dissent from Gehlot supporters broke out amid hypothesis that Sachin Pilot can be Gehlot’s successor because the latter is poised to contest for the celebration president’s submit.

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As pro-Gehlot legislators scurried to give up, their temper was mirrored within the assertion of Independent MLA Sanyam Lodha, who commented that the brand new chief minister must be a consultant of the practically 100 MLAs who stayed in lodges for 38 days to save lots of the Congress authorities two years in the past. Alluding to Pilot, he stated, those that tried to topple the Congress can’t be accepted because the chief minister. In July 2020, Pilot together with 18 celebration MLAs had rebelled towards Gehlot.

Earlier, Gehlot had tweeted – “It has been made up by the media from the very beginning that Ashok Gehlot does not want to leave the post of Chief Minister of Rajasthan, while this thing has never been in my mind.  I have already told the high command on August 9 that it is very important to win the next Rajasthan elections.”

Another tweet by Gehlot learn, “In this country the media becomes the king maker, unfortunately they do not know the ground reality.  The media of Delhi does not know anything and they run such campaigns that they become king makers.”

JAIPUR: In a late Sunday night political growth in Rajasthan, the type solely Congress males can pull off, practically 100 pro-Ashok Gehlot legislators sprang a shock by quitting en masse in a protest, extensively seen as, towards the proposal to raise Sachin Pilot because the Chief Minister of the state.

The revolting legislators met Assembly speaker C P Joshi at his residence and submitted their resignation.

The twist to the Congress’ political drama got here amid suspense over who will succeed Gehlot as the subsequent Chief Minister of Rajasthan. A gathering of the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party was known as for round 9 pm on the CM’s home with celebration veterans Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken as observers on behalf of the Congress excessive command. But as an alternative of heading for the assembly, the legislators went straight to the Speaker’s residence to convey that they’re quitting. Amid the revolt, Congress’s excessive command despatched a message to the observers to listen to the views of all of the legislators.

The dissent from Gehlot supporters broke out amid hypothesis that Sachin Pilot can be Gehlot’s successor because the latter is poised to contest for the celebration president’s submit.

ALSO READ | Crucial Congress MLAs meet in Jaipur amid suspense over who will probably be subsequent CM of Rajasthan

As pro-Gehlot legislators scurried to give up, their temper was mirrored within the assertion of Independent MLA Sanyam Lodha, who commented that the brand new chief minister must be a consultant of the practically 100 MLAs who stayed in lodges for 38 days to save lots of the Congress authorities two years in the past. Alluding to Pilot, he stated, those that tried to topple the Congress can’t be accepted because the chief minister. In July 2020, Pilot together with 18 celebration MLAs had rebelled towards Gehlot.

Earlier, Gehlot had tweeted – “It has been made up by the media from the very beginning that Ashok Gehlot does not want to leave the post of Chief Minister of Rajasthan, while this thing has never been in my mind.  I have already told the high command on August 9 that it is very important to win the next Rajasthan elections.”

Another tweet by Gehlot learn, “In this country the media becomes the king maker, unfortunately they do not know the ground reality.  The media of Delhi does not know anything and they run such campaigns that they become king makers.”