Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced his government's decision to repeal the three farm laws over which the farmers have been protesting over the past year on Delhi's borders, urging them to return to their homes.
Talking to the media, Pilot said no matter what the government does now, it is "far too late" to erase from the farmers' minds the suffering caused during the farm laws agitation.
CM Ashok Gehlot will be keeping the Home, Taxation, DOP, GAD, Cabinet Secretariat, NRI, Rajasthan state investigation Bureau, DIPR, IT & Communication, and Finance ministries.
Pilot also expressed his satisfaction over the move and stated that the inclusion of four Dalit ministers in the Cabinet has sent out a positive message about the party and the state government.
Rajasthan Cabinet's expansion is scheduled to take place today with the oath-taking ceremony of the new ministers at the Governor's house.
CM Gehlot's cabinet expansion is all set to take place on Sunday with the oath-taking ceremony of the new ministers at the Governor's house.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot's 'loyalists' MLAs Hemaram Choudhary, Murari Lal Meena, Zahida Khan, Rajendra Singh Gudha and Brijendra Ola, were part of the cabinet of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot after the reshuffle.
The meeting of Rajasthan cabinet minister has ended. In the meeting, the resignations of all the 21 ministers have been accepted. New ministers may be sworn in tomorrow.
Although it has not yet been decided which new faces will be included in the cabinet, the process of reaching out to a large number of Congress MLAs in Jaipur started last Friday evening.
Ajay Maken, the state in charge of the Rajasthan Congress, who is in Jaipur, will discuss the names of the prospective candidates with CM Ashok Gehlot.
There are 30 cabinet posts in Rajasthan, in which the state currently has 21 cabinet ministers including the chief minister. The remaining nine posts are vacant.
Sachin Pilot for long has been demanding that Cabinet expansion should happen and appointments to boards and corporations in the state be made soon.
Ashok Gehlot had a meeting on Wednesday at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's residence with party general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi and KC Venugopal.
A major reshuffle in Rajasthan is on the cards in the next few days and various modalities are being worked out by adopting the formula of "one man, one post" while considering appointments in the cabinet, they said.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is in detention at the PAC compound in Sitapur since Monday morning.
After a major leadership change in Punjab, new speculations about Rajasthan government have emerged after Sachin Pilot's meeting with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. This is Sachin Pilot's second meeting with Rahul and Priyanka within a week.
Taking a cue from the Punjab operation in which Rahul Gandhi pushed for change and Charanjit Singh Channi was appointed as Chief Minister after the exit of Amarinder Singh, there are rumours that Rajasthan may be next.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on September 1 slammed the Central Government over its National Monetisation Pipeline policy. He said that the Centre only believes in "marketing and branding".
Addressing BJP leaders and workers on the culmination of the first day of his "Jan Ashiwad Yatra” here, he said the Congress party is nearing its end due to dynastic politics
Initially, rumours about Pilot joining the BJP floated after he and MLAs loyal to him revolted against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot last year. However, Pilot had dismissed the speculation.
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