Sachin Pilot is the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan. Born on September 7, 1977, Sachin Pilot represents Tonk constituency in Rajasthan Assembly. He defeated BJP's Yoonus Khan in the Assembly poll. He was a member of Parliament representing the Ajmer constituency at the 15th Lok Sabha. Sachin Pilot, who is Rajasthan Congress president, was born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He holds a BA degree from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, a diploma in marketing from IMT. Ghaziabad and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Sachin, son of late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot, had won the 2009 Lok Sabha election by defeating BJP's Kiran Maheshwari by a margin of 76,000 votes in Ajmer.
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Rajasthan: Union Minister Amit Shah holds a rally in Rajasthan's Bharatpur along with former CM Vasundhara Raje. While addressing people there, he accused current CM Ashok Gehlot of having more contributions to Congress's treasures than Sachin Pilot.
Sachin Pilot VS Vasundhara Raje: Kamal Nath along with K C Venugopal has stepped into the row in Rajasthan to play 'troubleshooter' as Sachin Pilot's one-day fast has hit hard Congress and Ashok Gehlot government.
Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje's statement comes when she is under attack unleashed by Sachin Pilot. It is speculated that her remarks are a direct reply to the Congress leader.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday sat on a fast, piling pressure on his own party by targeting the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan for "inaction" in alleged cases of corruption when the BJP ran the state.
Atiq Ahmed wept in courtroom on hearing news about his son’s death. Both Asad and Ghulam were carrying rewards of Rs 5 lakh each. They were the main accused in the murder of Umesh Pal, a key witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s murder case of 2005.
Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: According to sources, Congress president Mallikarjun is expected to intervene in the matter to chalk out action against Pilot.
Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: The Chief Minister also sought to dismiss Pilot's charge of government inaction in cases of corruption during the previous BJP dispensation.
What is happening in Rajasthan Congress due to Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot's rivalry is resembling with an anecdote that took place in the Bengal Congress in the late 1990s that ended with the birth of TMC.
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Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: Sachin Pilot's faction alleged that none of the senior leaders is accessible to him and he feels humiliated by that, as per sources.
Sachin Pilot since July 2020 remained the biggest challenger for Ashok Gehlot. Though both the leaders belong to the same party yet they were seldom on the same page. It is important to see, where Pilot takes off from here.
Gehlot vs Pilot: In his video, Ashok Gehlot was heard speaking about various schemes of his government, including the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, subsidised LPG cylinders and accident insurance of Rs 10 lakh among others.
Notwithstanding, Congress took a stern position on the development and issued a warning to Pilot saying any such action (fast) on his part would amount to anti-party activity.
Pilot alleged that the Ashok Gehlot-led government failed to investigate cases of alleged corruption during the BJP rule in Rajasthan and announced plans to hold a day-long fast on April 11 to press for action.
Rajasthan: In a major blow to Ashok Gehlot, former Deputy CM of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot called for a one-day hunger strike against the government's inaction on the previous BJP government's corruption on Tuesday.
2008 Jaipur bomb blast case: Sachin Pilot said that everyone knows the blasts took place and the accused were caught. If the accused sentenced to death by the lower court are released due to lack of investigation, then it is a serious matter. Action should be taken against those responsible.
"There are no differences. Small differences keep happening in our party, it happens with all parties in every state. But we'll contest elections together, win and form Government," said Gehlot.
Gandhi had alleged at a function in London, that the structures of Indian democracy were under 'brutal attack' and regretted that democratic countries of the world, including the US and Europe, have failed to notice it.
Ashok Gehlot vs Sachin Pilot: Sachin Pilot has been staying in Delhi for the last 5 days and has also met supporting MLAs.
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