Congress sacks Sachin Pilot from Deputy CM & party’s Rajasthan Chief Positions.
Sachin Pilot no-showed the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party Meet for a second day and that has was the final straw for the Congress who dropped him from their cabinet.
On a frantic Tuesday, Sachin Pilot no-showed the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party Meet for a second time which has resulted in his party sacking him from the Rajasthan cabinet as the Deputy Chief Minister, and have also removed him from the position of Congress party Chief in the state. Along with Pilot, his two loyalists Vishvendra Singh, Ramesh Meena has also been dropped from the cabinet by Congress.
Govind Singh Dotasra to replace Sachin Pilot:
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala addressed a media briefing after the CLP meeting and accused the BJP of misleading Sachin Pilot and other Congress leaders. Randeep Singh said,” We spoke to Pilot multiple times and told him that all his concerns will be addressed. No other young neta has grown as much as Pilot. We have given him due recognition in the short-term that he was in politics.” Govind Singh Dotasra replaced Pilot as the Congress state president whereas Hem Singh Shekhawat made Sewa Dal state president.
Rajasthan CLP passes a resolution of support:
On Monday night, Rajasthan Congress camp released a video showing at least 16 MLAs sitting together and also warned of taking action against all those who skipped the Tuesday’s meeting. The political crisis in the state occurred after the fallout between Deputy CM Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Pilot claimed that he had the backing of MLAs and that the Gehlot-led government was reduced to a minority. However, this did not stand true, as, on Monday, Rajasthan CLP passed a resolution to extend their support to the Ashok Gehlot government.
Ashok Gehlot says BJP the sole reason behind the state crisis:
Ashok Gehlot attacked the BJP of toppling governments based on money and power. Gehlot said,” The BJP has been conspiring for a long time and I had been warning Congress leader of not falling in the trap of horse-trading.” Meanwhile, BJP’s Rajasthan unit has called for a meeting today to discuss & decide the course of action to be taken.
