Congress Rajasthan Crisis: Congress’s troubles from Rajasthan are not taking the name of ending. Sources said the party may now have to look for a new state in-charge after Ajay Maken expressed his reluctance to continue in the post, dealing with the constant tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and senior party leader Sachin Pilot. ,
If sources are to be believed, Congress leader Ajay Maken has written to party president Mallikarjun Kharge expressing his reluctance to continue as in-charge of Rajasthan.
In his one-page letter dated 8 November, Maken cited the developments of 25 September, indicating the party’s interest in having him as the new in-charge of Rajasthan. At that time, Maken had failed to convene a meeting of legislators to pass a one-line resolution authorizing the Congress president to appoint a new leader in Rajasthan after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was then the chief minister of Rajasthan. Ashok Gehlot was considered the frontrunner for the post. Party chief.
Gehlot later publicly apologized for failing to pass the resolution and dropped out of the race for Congress president after meeting the then party chief Sonia Gandhi.
Maken said in his letter, “It is necessary to have a new in-charge as soon as possible” as the Bharat Jodo Yatra is coming up in Rajasthan early next month and there is a by-election on December 4.
Maken said, “Having been associated with Congress ideology for the last three generations and active in Congress politics for more than 40 years, I will always remain an ardent follower of Rahul ji, whom I trust and believe beyond words.” “
According to sources, Maken said he wanted to focus on Delhi through trade unions and NGOs. Sources said he wants to take up the issues of air pollution and fight for the rights of street vendors, slum dwellers and residents of unauthorized colonies, to which he had earlier made a particularly valuable contribution as a minister.