Gohil says he won't pursue action against CM Rupani

Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil, who had sent notices to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for allegedly blaming him for the violence against migrant workers, said Wednesday he was "closing the chapter".

"Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani has given reply to the legal notices....He replied that he has not released news against me nor managed the release in any way," Gohil, Congress' in-charge for Bihar, said on Twitter.

"CM in the reply has also stated (he) had no intension to cause any damage to my prestige," Gohil tweeted.

He also tweeted a letter he sent to the chief minister.

"I close this chapter now....With this reply of yours, I expect that in future you will take special care when you will speak in public. This is because you carry the responsibility of the office of the Chief Minister of Gujarat," Gohil said in the letter.

Gohil had sent two legal notices to Rupani after the chief minister allegedly blamed him for the incidents of violence against Hindi-speaking migrant workers.

On October 16, Rupani had said in Lucknow that "the Congress in-charge of Bihar" was responsible for the attacks on migrants in Gujarat.

The BJP had earlier accused Gujarat Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor for inciting violence against migrant workers. While Gohil is the Congress in-charge for Bihar, Thakor is its 'in-charge secretary' in that state.

When asked by reporters if Rupani could be referring to Thakor and not him, Gohil had said, "In Congress, the party appoints only one in-charge for a state, all others are secretaries....If he was not speaking about me, he should clarify."