- May 9, 2023
Sachin Pilot: Seems Ashok Gehlot leader is not Sonia Gandhi, but Vasundhara Raje | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday fired another salvo at Rajasthan chief minister, saying it seems Ashok Gehlot‘s leader is not Sonia Gandhi but Vasundhara Raje.
“For the first time, I am seeing someone criticize MPs and MLAs of their own party. Praising leaders from BJP and dishonouring Congress leaders is beyond my understanding, this is absolutely wrong,” Pilot said during a press conference.
Pilot’s attack comes in the backdrop of Ashok Gehlot’s claim that he survived the 2020-revolt by some Congress MLAs because BJP leaders Vasundhara Raje and Kailash Meghwal refused to support a conspiracy to topple an elected government through money power.
His then deputy Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs had revolted against his leadership in July 2020. The month-long crisis ended after the intervention of the party high command. Pilot was then removed as the deputy chief minister and state Congress president.
Addressing a programme in Dholpur on Sunday, Gehlot said he as the state party chief, did not support the toppling of the BJP government led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as it was unfair, in the same manner, Raje and Meghwal said that there is no tradition in Rajasthan to topple an elected government.
Raje, a former chief minister of Rajasthan, however, said that “Gehlot’s ‘praises’ is a big conspiracy” against her and the Congress leader was speaking lies due to rebellion in his party.
(With inputs from agencies)
“For the first time, I am seeing someone criticize MPs and MLAs of their own party. Praising leaders from BJP and dishonouring Congress leaders is beyond my understanding, this is absolutely wrong,” Pilot said during a press conference.
Pilot’s attack comes in the backdrop of Ashok Gehlot’s claim that he survived the 2020-revolt by some Congress MLAs because BJP leaders Vasundhara Raje and Kailash Meghwal refused to support a conspiracy to topple an elected government through money power.
His then deputy Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs had revolted against his leadership in July 2020. The month-long crisis ended after the intervention of the party high command. Pilot was then removed as the deputy chief minister and state Congress president.
Addressing a programme in Dholpur on Sunday, Gehlot said he as the state party chief, did not support the toppling of the BJP government led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as it was unfair, in the same manner, Raje and Meghwal said that there is no tradition in Rajasthan to topple an elected government.
Raje, a former chief minister of Rajasthan, however, said that “Gehlot’s ‘praises’ is a big conspiracy” against her and the Congress leader was speaking lies due to rebellion in his party.
(With inputs from agencies)
