Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Monday asked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to quit on moral grounds, saying he is the villain of the political crisis unfolding in the state.
The state has been witnessing a political turmoil after the rebellion by Sachin Pilot and legislators loyal to him
Rajasthan recorded 11 more fatalities linked to Covid-19, raising the death toll to 778 while the infection tally mounted to 51,328 with detection of 1,171 new cases, state's highest so far in a day
Former chief minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje met senior party leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday and is believed to have discussed the political situation in the state.
The Congress had shifted the MLAs backing Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to the Jaisalmer's Suryagarh hotel while accusing the BJP of the bid to topple its government in the state
"We are true soldiers of the Congress and our fight is not against the party, but we cannot work under Gehlot's leadership," said Hemaram Chaudhary, a six time MLA and a former Congress legislative pa
Justice Goyal, however, had not accepted the petitioners' plea to grant interim relief and put a stay on the six BSP MLAs' participation
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to declare the locust attack a national disaster.
At the same time, he said, financial support has also been provided to those who have lost their means of livelihood in the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic
The more backward classes include Gurjars, Raika-Rabari, Gadiya-Lohars, Banjara and Gadariya
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot urged PM Narendra Modi to get the alleged attempt to topple his government stopped and said he is open to welcoming back the Congress rebels led by Sachin Pilot.
Gehlot said that Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat should resign on moral grounds
"As the accused disagreed to give his voice sample in the lower court, we will take further legal steps and approach the High Court in this matter against him," ADG (SOG) Ashok Rathore said
Rajasthan Congress chief whip Mahesh Joshi moved the Supreme Court against High Court order of July 24 asking the assembly speaker to defer disqualification proceeding against Sachin Pilot and MLAs
The MLAs have been staying in the Jaipur-Delhi highway hotel since July 13 after Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs rebelled against the government triggering the political crisis
Gehlot said that horse trading rates in Rajasthan have gone higher as new rates have been announced soon after the Assembly session date was finalised on Wednesday
India has recorded its worst-ever spike of over 54,900 coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,639,350
The deadlock over convening the Rajasthan Assembly ended on Wednesday with Governor Kalraj Mishra agreeing to call a session from August 14
BJP MLA Madan Dilawar complained to the Speaker, saying it violated the anti-defection law
Ashok Gehlot hit out at the Centre over its "wrong" policies, alleging that they have proved "disastrous" for the nation