New Delhi / Jaipur In the midst of the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, once again the Congress has called a meeting of the legislature party. His supporting MLAs, including Sachin Pilot, have been invited to attend the meeting. The future of the pilot may be decided after this meeting. News agency ANI quoted sources as saying that other leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, have spoken to Pilot several times, but there is a slim chance that he will attend the meeting. ANI also informed that the Congress Legislature Party meeting is being held repeatedly to send a message to Sachin Pilot that there is still time to return to him. Further action will be taken after today’s meeting.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey has told news agency ANI, ‘We are giving Sachin Pilot a second chance, he has been asked to attend today’s CLP meeting. It is expected that all the MLAs will come today and show solidarity with the leadership, for which the people of Rajasthan voted. We all want to work for the development of the state.
It is worth mentioning that on Monday, the legislature party meeting was held at the residence of CM Ashok Gehlot. The MLAs were sent to the resort after the meeting. Party leaders claimed that 106 of the 122 MLAs attended the meeting. However, pilot supporters have rejected the claim. He has said that the majority is proved in the Legislative Assembly and not at the CM residence. According to news agency PTI, the pilot and 18 MLAs did not attend the meeting yesterday. Sachin Pilot on Sunday claimed the support of 30 Congress MLAs and some independents.
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Pilot group released video
The Sachin Pilot camp released a video on Monday. In this video, 16 MLAs are seen sitting together. The incident comes hours after the Congress Legislature Party meeting. This 10-second video was shared late on the pilot’s official WhatsApp group. In the video, at least 16 MLAs are seen sitting together, according to news agency PTI. However, the pilot is not visible in the video. Six other people can be seen in the video, but they have not been identified. Some of the MLAs seen in the video are Indraj Raj Gurjar, Mukesh Bhakar, Harish Meena. Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh tweeted the video with the caption ‘Family’. At the same time, Mukesh Bhakar, MLA from Ladnu said, ‘loyalty in Congress means Ashok Gehlot’s slavery. This is not acceptable to us.
Rajasthan cabinet ministers BD Kalla and Congress MLAs Ramnarayan Meena, Hakam Ali and Gopal Meena were seen exercising at the Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur. The legislators were sent to stay at the hotel yesterday after a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party at CM Ashok Gehlot’s residence.
The Tribal Party of India (BTP), which has two MLAs in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, has asked its MLAs to remain neutral and not support Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot or Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot. Apart from this, BTP has asked its MLAs to support neither Congress nor BJP during the ongoing political crisis in the state. BTP President Maheshbhai Vasava issued a whip to both the MLAs. However, Gehlot Khema considers BTP MLAs to be supporters of the government. A BTP MLA has also said that support to the government will continue.
Sources close to Pilot denied the possibility of joining BJP
Sources close to Pilot have denied the possibility of him joining the BJP, according to news agency PTI. In the 200-member Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, the Congress currently has 107 MLAs and BJP 72. The ruling party has the support of 13 independents, two each from CPM and Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), and one Rashtriya Lok Dal MLA.
Many Congress leaders, including Rahul and Priyanka, are in touch with Pilot
According to Janakari, former party president Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are in touch with the pilot. Apart from these, Ahmed Patel, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram and AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal have also held talks with the pilot.
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