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Rajasthan elections: Congress adopts Karnataka model for ticket allocation

Congress party to reveal candidate list using Karnataka model; targets 156 seats for a strong victory

Wrong dates, facts: Pilot slams Amit Malviya over Mizoram claims on father

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday hit out at BJP IT department head Amit Malviya for claiming that his father Rajesh Pilot dropped bombs as an air force pilot in Mizoram in March 1966, saying the facts and dates are wrong as he was commissioned into the force in October that year. In a post on X, Malviya had claimed that Rajesh Pilot and Suresh Kalmadi were flying the Indian Air Force planes that bombed Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, on March 5, 1966. "Later both became MPs on Congress tickets and ministers in the government. It is clear that Indira Gandhi gave a place in politics as a reward, gave respect to those who carried out air raids on their own people in the Northeast," Malviya had said in the post in Hindi. Hitting out at the BJP leader, Pilot said, "@amitmalviya - You have the wrong dates, wrong factsYes, as an Indian Air Force pilot, my late father did drop bombs. But that was on erstwhile East Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pak war and not as you claim, on Mizoram

Rajasthan elections 2023: Congress veterans gather in Jaipur today

Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023: Senior party members will gather to discuss strategy, foster unity and address key issues for the Rajasthan state Assembly elections

Centre working in biased manner: Pilot on PM Modi's visit to Rajasthan

Furthermore, speaking on the BJP's demand to unveil the 'red diary', Pilot said, BJP has no issue left to talk about. They failed at the Centre. They failed in Rajasthan as the opposition

Situation allowed to fester: Sachin Pilot slams Centre on Manipur violence

Slamming the BJP-led Centre over its handling of violence-hit Manipur, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has alleged that such a situation was "allowed to fester" in the state and asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not holding a "genuine" all-party meeting on it. He also hit out at Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, saying that he had lost the moral and political right to govern the state. "A small state like Manipur which deserved to be handled with care, with empathy and compassion, there is no accountability, so many people have lost their lives. The government has lost the moral authority to govern, and no one is responsible, nobody in the state, nobody in the ruling party, nobody in Delhi is answering questions," Pilot said. "Mr. Rahul Gandhi went to Manipur to meet people. It was an effort, not a political effort to get brownie points for anything, but to make sure people feel that despite religious divisions and societal divisions, there are people who want to go and he

BJP-led govt bowled UCC 'googly' to divert attention from issues: Pilot

Amid a raging debate over a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said the talk about it is just "kite-flying" as there is no concrete proposal and alleged that the BJP-led Centre has bowled this "googly" to divert attention from the real issues concerning people. In an interview with PTI, Pilot said there is nothing on a UCC in the standing committees or Parliament and the talk is just based on a "rhetorical political speech". The former Union minister said there is no concrete proposal on a UCC and it is just being used by the BJP-led Centre as a "political tool". The 22nd Law Commission had, on June 14, initiated a fresh consultation process on a UCC by seeking views from the stakeholders, including members of the public and recognised religious organisations, on the politically-sensitive issue. Addressing a gathering of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Bhopal last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a UCC, saying the Constitut

Congress leaders will work together to ensure party's victory: Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday said the party's lawmakers and functionaries in Rajasthan will work together to ensure its victory in the upcoming assembly polls. After a meeting convened by the Congress leadership here to discuss the poll preparedness of the party, he said it discussed ways on how to buck the trend of the state voting out incumbent governments. Pilot also said that he raised the issues of corruption of the previous BJP government in the state, paper leaks and Rajasthan Public Service Commission reform. He expressed satisfaction that the party leadership has taken cognisance of the issues raised by him as well as those relating to the youth, and has given appropriate directions. The Congress leader said the party will make corruption an election issue in Rajasthan. The Congress government in Rajasthan is serious about acting against corruption that happened during the previous BJP rule, he told reporters after the meeting. "There was a meaningful discussi

Congress top brass deliberates with Raj leaders, all eyes on Gehlot-Pilot

Top leaders of the Congress were on Thursday holding deliberations with the party's leaders in Rajasthan on the strategy and poll preparedness, while also seeking to resolve the tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretary organisation K C Venugopal, AICC in-charge of state Sukhjinder Randhawa, state unit chief Govind Singh Dotasra, Pilot and other senior leaders from Rajasthan met at the party headquarters here at 11 am. Chief Minister Gehlot, who is recovering from fractures in both his toes, is attending the meeting via video conferencing, sources said. Rahul Gandhi is also set to hold a press conference at the party headquarters here this afternoon. Kharge has been chairing key strategy meetings with leaders of poll-bound states. He has already held separate meetings with leaders of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. All eyes are on Rajasthan as

Rajasthan CM raises horse trading issue amid truce talks with Pilot camp

Amid reports of truce talks between Gehlot and Pilot camps in the national capital, Rajasthan CM Gehlot has once again brought up matter of horse trading

Sachin Pilot targets former CM Vasundhara Raje over corruption cases

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday targeted ex-chief minister Vasundhara Raje over alleged corruption cases.

People's trust 'biggest asset for me', will not back down on demands: Pilot

Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday said people's trust is the "biggest asset" for him and asserted that he will keep fighting to get them justice and not back down on his demands. He has been attacking the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan over alleged inaction into charges of corruption levelled by him against the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP dispensation. The state's former deputy chief minister has also demanded disbanding of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission and its reconstitution, and a compensation for those affected by government job exam paper leak cases. Addressing a programme after unveiling a statue of his father and former Union minister Rajesh Pilot on his death anniversary at the Gurjar hostel here, Sachin Pilot said, "For me, credibility among the public is the first priority. People's trust, promises made to them and credibility are the biggest assets in politics. In the last 20-22 years, since I have been in politics, I have n

Will he, won't he? Sachin Pilot's silence triggers murmurs over next move

A day before June 11, the death anniversary of Congress leader Rajesh Pilot, there was speculation in Rajasthan about his son and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot leaving the Congress

Congress dismisses reports of Sachin Pilot floating own party as 'rumours'

The Congress on Friday dismissed as rumours reports that its leader Sachin Pilot may announce a separate party on his father Rajesh Pilot's death anniversary on June 11. Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said the party is united and will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan together, a day ahead of a programme planned to pay homage to Rajesh Pilot on his death anniversary. "I don't believe in rumours. The reality is that the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi discussed with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot and after that we said that we will go together. That is the position of the Congress party," he told PTI. "In my knowledge, there is no such thing," he said, when asked specifically about reports of Pilot floating a new party. Venugopal said he has met Pilot in the recent days and there is no such thing. He also told the media to be optimistic and not believe in such rumours. "Who told you he is going out of the party. These are imaginary...

Leave fascination for chair: Randhawa to senior Rajasthan Cong leaders

He said, "There cannot be a cutoff edge in politics. Congress is a party, which gives opportunity to the youth. Congress runs with experienced elderly leaders and youth"

Reconciliation with Sachin Pilot is permanent: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

After a patch up meeting held in Delhi recently, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for the first time has reacted, and said that 'reconciliation with Sachin Pilot is permanent'.

Pilot awaits Congress high command's response before his next move: Report

Amid speculation over Congress leader Sachin Pilot's next move, sources close to him on Tuesday said he was firm on his demands, including action against alleged corruption during the previous Vasundhara Raje government, and was waiting for a definitive response from the party high command. While some reports have claimed that Pilot may announce floating a new party, sources close to him maintained that he is focussed only on the fulfilment of his demands that the Ashok Gehlot government takes action against alleged corruption during the previous BJP regime and acts on issues of the youth such as those related to government recruitment examination paper leaks. The sources said that the meeting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot had with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi last week did not result in any resolution of "core issues" between the two Rajasthan bigwigs. Gehlot and his former deputy have been engaged in a power tussle since the Congress formed government in

'Pilot has no intention of leaving Cong', says Rajasthan Minister Murari

Rajasthan state minister Murari Lal Meena has brushed aside the speculation of former deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot forming his own party, and has termed them baseless.

Sachin Pilot may launch his 'Pragatisheel Congress' on June 11: Report

Since July 2020, Pilot has been rebelling against the state CM Ashok Gehlot and at several times claimed the top post

Is Sachin Pilot readying to fly solo?

Pilot may settle for being a King-maker even if he cannot be the King. By launching his own party, he will be a spoiler for the Congress

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