Pilot takes on CM Gehlot again, will fast over graft
1 year, 8 months ago

Pilot takes on CM Gehlot again, will fast over graft

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday announced he will hold a day-long agitation on April 11 against what he said was inaction by the state government, headed by his party colleague Ashok Gehlot, in prosecuting corruption cases involving the erstwhile Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Vasundhara Raje. In a press conference on Sunday, Pilot said he will sit on one-day “anshan ” at Shaheed Smarak on Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Jayanti on April 11 and attacked the Gehlot administration for not taking “any action against then chief minister Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government over corruption cases as promised”. Pilot said he and other Congress leaders raised the issue when Congress was in the opposition and promised to take action when the party came to power. It’s been three years but no concrete step or action has been taken.” Cabinet minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas backed Pilot, saying “he has right to raise issues and ours is a democratic party.

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Rahul Gandhi's 'not only seen together' remark and 'pehle aap' moment of Gehlot, Pilot
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi's 'not only seen together' remark and 'pehle aap' moment of Gehlot, Pilot

Hindustan Times  

As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reached Jaipur ahead of his full-day election campaign in the poll-bound state, chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot were seen together receiving Rahul Gandhi. The Congress will sweep in Rajasthan," Rahul Gandhi said amid speculations over a thaw between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot ahead of the election. Flanked …

'I was Termed Mentally Bankrupt...': Sachin Pilot's Dig at Ashok Gehlot Amid New Party 'Rumours'
1 year, 6 months ago

'I was Termed Mentally Bankrupt...': Sachin Pilot's Dig at Ashok Gehlot Amid New Party 'Rumours'

News 18  

Amid speculation of Sachin Pilot breaking away from Congress and forming a new party ahead of the Rajasthan elections, the former Union Minister on Sunday morning took paid homage to his father Rajesh Pilot on his death anniversary. Addressing the rally at his home turf, Pilot took a dig at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and said, “If I talk about …

Watch: Sachin Pilot invokes ‘Karnataka lesson’ for Congress in Rajasthan
1 year, 7 months ago

Watch: Sachin Pilot invokes ‘Karnataka lesson’ for Congress in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot, a day after launching his ‘Jan Sangharsh Yatra' to raise the issue of corruption during the previous Bharatiya Janata Party regime led by Vasundhara Raje, said on Friday that his party must learn from the Karnataka assembly election, which he claimed the party would win because it raised corruption issues against the Basavaraj Bommai government. …

Pilot targets Gehlot over his claim that some BJP leaders helped save the Congress government in Rajasthan during 2020 rebellion
1 year, 7 months ago

Pilot targets Gehlot over his claim that some BJP leaders helped save the Congress government in Rajasthan during 2020 rebellion

The Hindu  

Congress leader and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Tuesday targeted Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his claim that some BJP leaders had helped save his government during the 2020 rebellion. Pilot said it seemed Mr. Gehlot’s “real leader” was the BJP’s Vasundhara Raje rather than his own party’s Sonia Gandhi. Mr. Gehlot had also accused Union Home …

Ashok Gehlot will be CM in 2023: MLAs from Rajasthan’s tribal belt
1 year, 8 months ago

Ashok Gehlot will be CM in 2023: MLAs from Rajasthan’s tribal belt

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has found support in Congress MLAs from the state’s tribal belt as legislators in the region unanimously expressed interest in seeing him return as CM after the assembly elections later this year. Nagraj Meena, Congress MLA from Dhariawad, asked why the high command should consider someone else “when Gehlot is doing a great job”. Another …

Rajasthan CM Gehlot disregards Pilot's protest amid ongoing feud: 'Our goal is to...' | WATCH
1 year, 8 months ago

Rajasthan CM Gehlot disregards Pilot's protest amid ongoing feud: 'Our goal is to...' | WATCH

India TV News  

Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: A day after Congress leader Sachi Pilot's hunger strike, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday held a press conference in Jaipur. His statements came after the state's Deputy Chief Minister Pilot observed a day-long fast on Tuesday demanding action from his own government over cases of alleged corruption during the BJP's term. Pilot also …

Ignoring Cong advice, Pilot goes on a fast against graft
1 year, 8 months ago

Ignoring Cong advice, Pilot goes on a fast against graft

Hindustan Times  

Defying a Congress statement that characterised his protest as “anti-party activity”, senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot fasted for a day in Jaipur on Tuesday, demanding action from the Ashok Gehlot led Congress government against alleged corruption by the previous Vasundhara Raje led BJP regime. Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan deputy Chief Minister Sachin …

Another crisis for Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Another crisis for Congress

Hindustan Times  

An announcement by senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot that he will hold a day-long hunger strike against what he called inaction by the Rajasthan government on corruption cases has confirmed what has been known for some time — differences between chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his once-deputy that plunged the government into crisis three years ago continue to fester, and …

‘Baseless allegations’: Pilot responds to Gehlot's ‘gaddar’ jibe
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Baseless allegations’: Pilot responds to Gehlot's ‘gaddar’ jibe

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday responded to Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot's ‘gaddar' jibe at him, calling it a baseless allegations. the Congress high command cannot make Sachin Pilot the chief minister. Whatever differences he has expressed with his younger colleague Shri Sachin Pilot will be resolved in a manner that strengthens the Congress Party. Right now it is …

False, Baseless Allegations: Pilot Responds on Gehlot’s ‘Traitor Can’t be CM’ Remark
2 years, 1 month ago

False, Baseless Allegations: Pilot Responds on Gehlot’s ‘Traitor Can’t be CM’ Remark

News 18  

As Sachin Pilot’s camp pushes Congress to make him the chief minister, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Thursday dismissed the demand, saying a “gaddar cannot be chief minister”. He reiterated his stand on the matter and said the Congress High Command cannot make Sachin Pilot the Chief Minister, “a man who doesn’t have 10 MLAs, who revolted against his own …

'If Sachin Pilot is not made CM...': Rajasthan MLA's message to Ashok Gehlot
2 years, 1 month ago

'If Sachin Pilot is not made CM...': Rajasthan MLA's message to Ashok Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

Sachin Pilot loyalist Rajendra Gudha hit out at chief minister Ashok Gehlot demanding Pilot should be made the CM. Congress MLA Divya Maderna also supported Gudha’s statement. Sharing the video of Gudha, Maderna also hit out at the bureaucracy “If Sachin Pilot isn’t made the CM, then Congress will win only MLAs who could be accommodated in an SUV,” Gudha …

‘Follow discipline’: Gehlot after Pilot's take action against Cong MLAs remarks
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Follow discipline’: Gehlot after Pilot's take action against Cong MLAs remarks

Hindustan Times  

Hours after Sachin Pilot demanded action against the Rajasthan Congress MLAs who rebelled in September and also, took a dig at the Ashok Gehlot over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise on Tuesday, the chief minister on Wednesday advised that “they” should not make such remarks and everyone should follow discipline. Breaking his silence over the political crisis in Rajasthan months …

Sachin Pilot targets Gehlot for PM’s praise, demands action on MLAs’ indiscipline
2 years, 1 month ago

Sachin Pilot targets Gehlot for PM’s praise, demands action on MLAs’ indiscipline

The Hindu  

More than a month after the boycott of a Congress Legislature Party meeting triggered a full-blown political crisis in Rajasthan, former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday targeted Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaping praise on him at a government event. Reacting to Mr. Pilot’s remarks, Mr. Gehlot said that party leaders should “maintain discipline” …

‘False news’: Pilot rebuts report that he complained to Cong bosses about Gehlot
2 years, 2 months ago

‘False news’: Pilot rebuts report that he complained to Cong bosses about Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader and former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot on Tuesday refuted reports of him speaking with the party high command against CM Ashok Gehlot continuing to be in his current role. Sachin Pilot is seen as the leading face of becoming the next chief minister of Rajasthan if the Ashok Gehlot contests the upcoming Congress presidential elections. …

Analysis | Does Ashok Gehlot’s outburst against Sachin Pilot deliver a message to Congress’ central leadership?
4 years, 5 months ago

Analysis | Does Ashok Gehlot’s outburst against Sachin Pilot deliver a message to Congress’ central leadership?

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s no-holds-barred attack against his former deputy, Sachin Pilot, isn’t just the outburst of a leader whose government has been facing a crisis because of the rebellion by Mr. Not only did the party’s top leadership disapprove of Mr. Gehlot's language, a section of the organisation believes that he is using the situation to sabotage conciliation …

‘Haven’t Spoken for 18 Months’: CM Ashok Gehlot on Sachin Pilot
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Haven’t Spoken for 18 Months’: CM Ashok Gehlot on Sachin Pilot

The Quint  

While Pilot has maintained that he has no intention of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party following his resignation from the post of deputy CM, Gehlot reportedly said that he was ready to “welcome him with a hug” if he were to return to the Congress. He also said that young leaders like BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, who quit the Congress …

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