Rajasthan Cabinet Expansion: Ajat Maken's visit to Rajasthan was seen as a bid by the Congress' leadership to end factionalism that is brewing within the party.
Congress leader Ajay Maken, who is in Rajasthan, is individually meeting party MLAs in a bid to end factionalism that is brewing within the party.
Ajay Maken on Sunday said there is no contradiction among the party's leaders in Rajasthan on the issue of cabinet reshuffle.
Rajasthan MLA and Sachin Pilot loyalist Indraj Meena on Wednesday termed the former deputy chief minister a “heavyweight leader” as he slammed independent legislator Ramkesh Meena for calling Pilot an outsider.
Ajay Maken has sought to downplay infighting talks in the Rajasthan Congress, saying Sachin Pilot is an "asset" to the party.
He said that if any member has information about the names of legislators whose phones are being allegedly tapped, he should meet and inform CM Ashok Gehlot about it.
Rajasthan Phone Tapping: Ved Prakash Solanki, an MLA from Chaksu seat, is a staunch supporter of Sachin Pilot.
On Thursday, six MLAs met Pilot at his residence. All the six were part of the 18 MLAs who had rebelled against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and had camped in a hotel in Gurugram.
A day after a group of Congress MLAs met Sachin Pilot, another party legislator on Friday expressed support for the dissident leader as trouble brewed again in Rajasthan’s ruling party.
There are reports doing rounds that Sachin Pilot is being sidelined by CM Ashok Gehlot and that he has raised the matter with the Congress high command.
The rumblings in Rajasthan continue to hamper the Congress party and its prospects in the state partially after Sachin Pilot made it clear that the panel that was formed to clear the differences between Pilot camp and Gehlot camp has failed to do it.
Reports of internal infighting within the Congress' Rajasthan unit have been doing the rounds for weeks. It is believed that former deputy CM Sachin Pilot has conveyed his concerns to the party high command. Pilot told the leadership that he and other MLAs belonging to his camp are being targeted and sidelined by Gehlot despite assurances from the Gandhis last year.
Sachin Pilot had returned to the Congress camp after a brief rebellion last year. Pilot was, however, not re-inducted into the Cabinet and also not given any important role in the party.
Calls for generational shift and giving the next league of leaders more say in the party policies have been there for long, however, the Congress has been hesitant.
Hemaram Choudhary has resigned as a member of the Legislative Assembly. The resignation letter has been sent to the Assembly speaker.
Congress leader and MLA from Tonk Sachin Pilot on January 20 reacted on farm laws and farmers' protest at Delhi borders. He slammed Centre by meeting with farmers' leaders by saying that the government is trying to exhaust farmers. He emphasized that Congress is standing with farmers in their protest. Farmers of different states are protesting at Delhi borders against Centre's newly enacted farm laws.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress leader Sachin Pilot on January 03 joined the protest organised by state Congress against farm laws at Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus.
An FIR has been registered against former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot's media advisor Lokendra Singh in phone tapping case.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot led Rajasthan Government won vote of confidence in the State Assembly.
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