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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot meet Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Searching for to resolve the infighting in Rajasthan Congress, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot on Monday met occasion chief Mallikarjun Kharge right here on Monday within the presence of Rahul Gandhi.
Sources mentioned whereas Gehlot met Kharge at his residence at round 6 pm, a couple of minutes after which Gandhi additionally joined them. The Congress chief and Gandhi held deliberations with Gehlot for about half an hour, after which occasion’s in-charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Randhawa was known as in.
Pilot, who has been attacking the Gehlot authorities over the problem of inaction on corruption throughout the earlier BJP authorities led by Vasundhara Raje, joined the assembly after two hours at Kharge’s residence.
That is the primary time after an extended hole that the Rajasthan CM and his former deputy are assembly head to head within the presence of high occasion management.
AICC basic secretary Okay C Venugopal was additionally current on the assembly, the sources mentioned.
Kharge and Gandhi are holding parleys with leaders of poll-bound states as a way to evolve the occasion technique for the meeting elections to nook the BJP in these states.
The occasion management can be working arduous to resolve the infighting within the Rajasthan unit forward of meeting polls and set at relaxation the variations between the 2 leaders.
The Congress brass has already held discussions with high leaders from Madhya Pradesh within the morning, after which Gandhi mentioned the occasion would win 150 seats within the state.
Earlier, Gehlot mentioned the occasion excessive command is powerful and it’ll by no means provide any place to any chief or employee to pacify him.
The assembly comes shut on the heels of Pilot’s “ultimatum” that if three calls for he comprised of the state authorities weren’t met by the top of this month, he would launch a state-wide agitation. Pilot has requested for a high-level inquiry into the alleged scams that befell throughout the tenure of the previous Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje authorities, as one in every of his calls for.
Chatting with reporters earlier, Gehlot mentioned there is no such thing as a such custom within the occasion to supply posts to any chief as a way to pacify him.
“So far as I do know, there is no such thing as a such custom within the Congress the place any chief calls for one thing and the occasion excessive command provides to present that place. We have now not heard of such a components ever,” he mentioned when requested about reviews of a components being labored out to rope in Pilot. Rubbishing such reviews, he mentioned it’s only the creation of the media and a few leaders could also be getting such tales planted.
“By no means has such a factor occurred within the Congress up to now and neither will it occur sooner or later. The Congress occasion and the excessive command may be very robust and no chief or employee has the braveness to demand any place. It doesn’t occur like that,” the chief minister asserted.
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 failed revolt towards the Gehlot authorities after which he was faraway from the posts of occasion’s state unit president and deputy chief minister.
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.
Sources mentioned whereas Gehlot met Kharge at his residence at round 6 pm, a couple of minutes after which Gandhi additionally joined them. The Congress chief and Gandhi held deliberations with Gehlot for about half an hour, after which occasion’s in-charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Randhawa was known as in.
Pilot, who has been attacking the Gehlot authorities over the problem of inaction on corruption throughout the earlier BJP authorities led by Vasundhara Raje, joined the assembly after two hours at Kharge’s residence.
That is the primary time after an extended hole that the Rajasthan CM and his former deputy are assembly head to head within the presence of high occasion management.
AICC basic secretary Okay C Venugopal was additionally current on the assembly, the sources mentioned.
Kharge and Gandhi are holding parleys with leaders of poll-bound states as a way to evolve the occasion technique for the meeting elections to nook the BJP in these states.
The occasion management can be working arduous to resolve the infighting within the Rajasthan unit forward of meeting polls and set at relaxation the variations between the 2 leaders.
The Congress brass has already held discussions with high leaders from Madhya Pradesh within the morning, after which Gandhi mentioned the occasion would win 150 seats within the state.
Earlier, Gehlot mentioned the occasion excessive command is powerful and it’ll by no means provide any place to any chief or employee to pacify him.
The assembly comes shut on the heels of Pilot’s “ultimatum” that if three calls for he comprised of the state authorities weren’t met by the top of this month, he would launch a state-wide agitation. Pilot has requested for a high-level inquiry into the alleged scams that befell throughout the tenure of the previous Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje authorities, as one in every of his calls for.
Chatting with reporters earlier, Gehlot mentioned there is no such thing as a such custom within the occasion to supply posts to any chief as a way to pacify him.
“So far as I do know, there is no such thing as a such custom within the Congress the place any chief calls for one thing and the occasion excessive command provides to present that place. We have now not heard of such a components ever,” he mentioned when requested about reviews of a components being labored out to rope in Pilot. Rubbishing such reviews, he mentioned it’s only the creation of the media and a few leaders could also be getting such tales planted.
“By no means has such a factor occurred within the Congress up to now and neither will it occur sooner or later. The Congress occasion and the excessive command may be very robust and no chief or employee has the braveness to demand any place. It doesn’t occur like that,” the chief minister asserted.
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 failed revolt towards the Gehlot authorities after which he was faraway from the posts of occasion’s state unit president and deputy chief minister.
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.
