Why has news of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot being involved in scams surfaced suddenly? On the face of it, the allegations look serious. The Rajasthan government stands accused of giving contracts and assets worth Rs 11,000 crore to firms with financial links to Gehlot’s immediate family: his daughter Sonia and son-in-law Gautam; and son Vaibhav and daughter-in-law Himanshi. One of the companies in question has bought space in newspapers to rebut the allegations. But this clarification has gained little traction with the Congress high command, which summoned Gehlot last week to ask him what was going on.

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