Ever since the formation of the Congress government in Rajasthan in 2018, there has been a power tussle between Gehlot and his former deputy Pilot.
Sachin Pilot-Ashok Gehlot tussle in Rajasthan: The AICC leader, however, said that both Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot knew about the formula
Sulah the formula taiyyar hai (The formula for the struggle is ready). But I won’t tell you, Congress general secretary in-charge of Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said with a smile when the media followed him to the Jaipur airport to ask about the possibility of dissident leader Sachin Pilot forming a new party.
The AICC leader, however, said that both Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot knew about the formula. “I am hearing this from you, I think there is no such thing. This was not in his (pilot’s) mind earlier and is not there even now. He also said that it is the media which is raising the issue.
The Congress leader reiterated that party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi had recently spoken to CM Gehlot and Sachin Pilot in Delhi, in which both the Rajasthan leaders “agreed to work unitedly”.
He said, “Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi listened to both of them carefully and both were told that they are assets of the Congress… Both said they will work together.” Randhawa said that 90 per cent of the matter has been resolved and the rest is not an issue.
On the party’s plan to give responsibility to Pilot, Randhawa said, “We will definitely do it for everyone and will fix the responsibility according to the stature of the leaders.”
June 11 and increasing tension in Congress
Gehlot and his former deputy Pilot have been at loggerheads for power ever since the Congress formed the government in Rajasthan in 2018 and the party is trying to broker a peace between the two ahead of the state assembly elections later this year. Is.
Speculations are rife that Pilot may give a clear indication of the way forward in Dausa on June 11, the 23rd death anniversary of his father.
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Amid speculations, the pilot has kept silence. However, people close to him have rubbished the claims of the 45-year-old Gujjar leader resigning from the party. Some local reports quoted their sources as saying that Pilot’s plan to launch a new party on June 11 has been “planted” by Ashok Gehlot’s “spin masters”.
The ongoing tension between the two top leaders ahead of the Rajasthan elections can also be seen in the recent Congress meeting held in Delhi.
While Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal told the media that Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi together tried to broker peace between the two rivals, photographs taken by the media that day tell otherwise.
Gehlot and Pilot refused to answer any questions and kept a distance from each other, not even making eye contact.
The Congress still hoped that the rivals would forget their differences. However, as soon as Gehlot and Pilot returned to Rajasthan, they started taking a fresh dig at each other.
Pilot said he stood firm on his three demands – a time-bound high-level inquiry into the alleged corruption of the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state, dissolution and reconstitution of the existing Rajasthan Public Service Commission and adequate distribution of compensation. For those students who could not appear in the various exams conducted by the government due to repeated exam paper leaks.
A report in Federal quoted sources as saying that Venugopal had urged Pilot not to take any decision in haste, while also begging him to be flexible with his demands. Pilot was also reminded that he was directly assured by Rahul that his concerns would be addressed and the party would give him the respect and position he deserves in the Rajasthan Congress.
The publication quoted sources close to Pilot as saying that the former deputy chief minister was miffed at being regularly mocked by Gehlot and was unhappy with the chief minister not meeting his demands despite instructions from the Congress high command.
