Ashok Gehlot's leader is Vasundhara Raje, says Sachin Pilot
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi/Jaipur: The knives are out in the Rajasthan Congress. A day after Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot hit out at his former deputy, Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said that the recent speech by Mr Gehlot indicated that his real leader is BJP's Vasundhara Raje and not Sonia Gandhi. In an all-out attack on Mr Gehlot, Mr Pilot said he will not quit the Congress as he didn't want to ruin party's chances ahead of the Rajasthan elections later this year. Earlier, speaking at a programme in Rajasthan's Dholpur on Sunday, Mr Gehlot said Ms Raje and two other BJP leaders -- Shobha Rani and Kailash Meghwal -- had "saved" his government by declining to take advantage of the Congress' infighting. He said: "I now understand why no action was taken against corruption by the Vasundhara Raje government despite my repeated requests," accusing Mr Gehlot of going soft on the BJP because of a secret understanding.