The Rajasthan unit of Congress is continuing to give a headache to the party's high command as the simmering tensions between Gehlot and Sachin pilot have come out in the open just ahead of Assembly elections in the state scheduled to be held later this year.
Issuing a stern warning to his own government led by Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday categorically stated that if his demands are not met by the "end of this month" then he will launch "andolan" (movement) to compel the state government to act.
Pilot had started his yatra on May 11 to protest against the inaction of the Rajasthan government in the alleged corruption cases during the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the State.
Pilot, who has been vocal about the inaction by the Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government regarding the alleged corruption during the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state, said that he and the Chief Minister have to fight "unitedly" against corruption, however, Gehlot
As the early trends in Karnataka showed the Congress party crossing the halfway mark in Karnataka, Sachin Pilot on Saturday said that the issue of "corruption" raised by the party against the ruling BJP turned out decisive in the victory.
Rajasthan minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Friday spoke out against the remarks by fellow Congress leader Shanti Kumar Dhariwal on dissident leader Sachin Pilot, saying one should "refrain" from making such comments.
Talking to ANI during the yatra, he said, "It is May and a very hot summer but still people are coming out on the street because the issues I have raised are relevant. Issues of corruption and problems related to the future of our youths, affect us."
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh Dotasara on Thursday called Sachin Pilot's 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' a "personal journey", and said that it has nothing to do with a party.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Khachariyawas said, "The whole problem started with the chief minister's statement. No other leader in the Congress had anything to do with it. The issues raised by Sachin Pilot are important and need to be addressed by the CM and Pradesh Congress Committee (
Ahead of his Jan Sangharsh Yatra, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said that he is not protesting against his government, but is just "raising voice" against "corruption."
In an escalation of conflict in Rajasthan Congress, party leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday attacked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot saying that his speech in Dholpur showed that Gehlot's leader "is not Sonia Gandhi but Vasundhara Raje Scindia". Pilot announced 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' from Ajmer o
Bharat Rashtra Samithi's (BRS) working president KTR was referring to Priyanka Gandhi's visit to Hyderabad's Saroornagar to address a public meeting on youth issues named 'Yuva Sangharshana Sabha' on Monday.