Last Update: January 13, 2023, 23:55 IST
Sachin Pilot (left) and Ashok Gehlot. (File photo: PTI)
Amidst the power tussle with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Pilot has announced that he will be among the people and Congress workers in various districts of Rajasthan from January 16 to 20.
In the backdrop of former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot announcing public relations programs in the state, the Congress on Friday said its president Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders are working there to find a solution to the party’s issues that will strengthen the organisation.
Amidst the power tussle with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Pilot has announced that he will be among the people and Congress workers in various districts of Rajasthan from January 16 to 20.
Asked about Pilot’s announcement and the issue of party leadership in Rajasthan, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh told a press conference here, “Khargeji, our president, our in-charge (Sukhjinder Singh) Randhawaji and many leaders are engaged in finding a solution.” Huh.” “The unity, discipline and togetherness that we have seen in all the states in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, especially in Rajasthan, gives me confidence that one way or the other, it will be beneficial for the organization. Leave the individuals, the organization is paramount ,” said the former Union minister.
“The solution that Khargeji, Randhawaji and all the leaders will come out with will strengthen the Congress in Rajasthan. People will come, people will go. Rahulji (Gandhi) has clearly said that both (Gehlot and Pilot) are assets for our party.”
Pilot’s announcement that he will do public relations in Nagaur, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu, Pali and Jaipur has raised the political temperature in Rajasthan.
As the Rajasthan leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra came to an end last month, the Congress heaved a sigh of relief as the foot march passed through the state without any face-off between supporters of Gehlot and Pilot despite sloganeering on the streets.
A major row broke out in November after Gehlot remarked that Pilot is a “gaddar” (traitor), who cannot replace him. The remark drew a sharp reaction from Pilot, who said it was unbecoming of a leader of Gehlot’s stature to use that kind of thing. Language and such “mud-throwing” will not help at a time when the focus should be on the journey.
The Gehlot-Pilot rift had put the party on the spot just before Yatra’s entry into Rajasthan, but KC Venugopal’s visit to the desert state quelled the anger and helped both Gehlot and Pilot. The picture was taken. Cameras with Congress general secretary organization.
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