The Congress high command wants to replace Gehlot and make another Rajasthan CM. But the supporter of Gehlot does not agree at all on the name of MLA Sachin Pilot. The MLAs want to see Gehlot or an MLA from the Gehlot faction as the chief minister. In support of their demand, 92 MLAs of Gehlot faction have even given mass resignation to the speaker. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has told the high command on the phone that now there is nothing in my bus. Gehlot’s saying on the phone was a clear indication that the water had passed over his head.
Gehlot did it
The change of leadership in Rajasthan was probably easy for the Congress high command. He felt that Ashok Gehlot, like a loyal soldier, would easily leave the chief minister’s post by obeying the high command. But Ashok Gehlot, who calls himself a magician, seems to have played once again. The MLAs of the Gehlot faction have clearly said that they are against making Sachin Pilot the Chief Minister.
The MLAs of Gehlot faction did not reach the legislature party meeting, so the legislature party meeting had to be cancelled. After this, 82 MLAs of Gehlot faction reached Speaker CP Joshi’s house at night. He submitted his resignation to the speaker. Minister Pratap Singh claims that 92 MLAs have signed the resignations.
Legislature party meeting should not be held till October 19
The supporters of Ashok Gehlot have also demanded from the Congress high command that the Congress Legislature Party meeting should not be held till October 19. The meeting should be held after the result of the election of the post of Congress President. Apart from this, the MLAs will meet Sonia Gandhi in Delhi after October 19.
Meanwhile, the MLAs held a meeting at the house of Gehlot’s special minister Shanti Dhariwal and passed a resolution that one of the MLAs present in the barricade during the rebellion of Sachin Pilot should be made the Chief Minister.
High command angry with the ruckus
The Congress high command is deeply annoyed at the tussle between Gehlot and Pilot factions. According to sources, on the instructions of the high command, KC Venugopal asked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the phone why such a situation had arisen. So in response, Gehlot said that now there is nothing in my bus. This is the sentiment of the legislators. This is the move of the MLAs, not mine.
However, Venugopal is denying any conversation with Gehlot over the phone. But sources say that the Congress high command asked observers Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken to meet each of the MLAs, even if the night passes.
BJP-AAP took a pinch
But the pro-Gehlot MLAs and ministers want to see him remain on the CM post. A day earlier, Ashok Gehlot along with his ministers had gone to visit the Tanot Mata temple in Jaisalmer. There he had already indicated that he wished to continue as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and had conveyed this to the Congress high command in August itself.
Meanwhile, the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party took a jibe at the ruckus in the Rajasthan Congress. Sharing the picture of CM Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot and Rahul Gandhi, BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav tweeted and wrote – Please add them first. At the same time, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said that Kejriwal is the only option in Rajasthan. The Congress has lost Punjab like a squabble in Rajasthan. In such a situation, the question arises whether the Congress high command has once again failed to understand the ground reality of the party?
Source: dainikbhaskarup.com”