With Mahatma Gandhi as his backdrop, Sachin Pilot sat at the “Shaheed Smarak Sthal” for his one-day fast against corruptionJaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot sat on a protest fast in Jaipur today, defying a warning last night that his move would be seen as an “anti-party activity”.
With a backdrop devoid of the Congress name or symbol, Sachin Pilot sat at the “Shaheed Smarak Sthal” surrounded by supporters, for a one-day fast largely aimed at his party rival Ashok Gehlot, whom he accuses of not acting on allegations against the BJP’s Vasundhara Raje.
The absence of any Congress branding on his campaign intensified speculation that Mr Pilot may be spoiling for a confrontation that will drive him out of the party.
Moments after he began his protest, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot posted a video in which he listed his government’s welfare policies, attempting to counter Mr Pilot’s “corruption crusade” narrative with his own about a “pro-poor, common man’s Chief Minister”.
- “Rajasthan will be No. 1 by 2029,” Mr Gehlot said, declaring price rise as an election issThe public squabbling between its two top leaders in Rajasthan has hugely embarrassed the Congress as it prepares for elections in one of the few states it rules.
The party has not formally responded to Mr Pilot’s defiance. Last evening, it had strongly warned Mr Pilot against the fas
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With Mahatma Gandhi as his backdrop, Sachin Pilot sat at the “Shaheed Smarak Sthal” for his one-day fast against corruption
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India News Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Updated : April 11, 2023 3:19 pm IST
Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot sat on a protest fast in Jaipur today, defying a warning last night that his move would be seen as an “anti-party activity”.
With a backdrop devoid of the Congress name or symbol, Sachin Pilot sat at the “Shaheed Smarak Sthal” surrounded by supporters, for a one-day fast largely aimed at his party rival Ashok Gehlot, whom he accuses of not acting on allegations against the BJP’s Vasundhara Raje.
The absence of any Congress branding on his campaign intensified speculation that Mr Pilot may be spoiling for a confrontation that will drive him out of the party.
Moments after he began his protest, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot posted a video in which he listed his government’s welfare policies, attempting to counter Mr Pilot’s “corruption crusade” narrative with his own about a “pro-poor, common man’s Chief Minister”.
“Rajasthan will be No. 1 by 2029,” Mr Gehlot said, declaring price rise as an election issue.
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The public squabbling between its two top leaders in Rajasthan has hugely embarrassed the Congress as it prepares for elections in one of the few states it rules.
The party has not formally responded to Mr Pilot’s defiance. Last evening, it had strongly warned Mr Pilot against the fast.
“Sachin Pilot’s day-long fast on Tuesday is against the party interests and is anti-party activity. If there is any issue with his own government, it can be discussed in the party forums instead of in the media and public,” the Congress’s Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said in a statement on Monday, in an effort to deescalate the friction between Mr Pilot, who has been eyeing the Chief Minister’s post for a long time, and Mr Gehlot, the current Chief Minister.
“I have been an AICC in-charge for the last five months and Pilot ji has never discussed this issue with me. I am in touch with him and I still appeal for calm dialogue since he is an indisputable asset to the Congress party,” Mr Randhawa said.t.ue
