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Ashok Gehlot hopefull to work with Sachin Pilot, stresses on 'patience'

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday expressed the hope that he and his bete noire Sachin Pilot would work together and win the assembly polls in the state later this year, and called upon Congress workers and leaders to exercise "patience" and wait for their opportunity to serve in some capacity. His statement comes a day after the two Rajasthan bigwigs met the Congress leadership here and the party projected unity among them to take on the BJP in the state elections later this year. "I remember the words of Sonia Gandhi who at the Congress convention had asked party workers to have patience and they would get to serve the party in some way. I keep this in my heart and tell partymen to have patience. They would get the opportunity to serve the party in some way. So I call for patience, patience, patience" he said. He expressed confidence he and Pilot would work together after they agreed on a truce before the party high command. "If he (Sachin Pilot) is in the party th

Cong projected unity but 'issues' between Gehlot, Pilot unresolved: Rpts

The Congress has projected unity to take on the BJP in the assembly polls in Rajasthan but "core issues" between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot remain unresolved, according to sources close to Pilot. The Congress on Monday said the two leaders have agreed to the party's "proposal" and will fight the upcoming assembly elections unitedly, having left all issues to be resolved by the high command. However, the sources said Monday's meeting of Gehlot and Pilot with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi did not result in any resolution of the "core issues" between the two Rajasthan bigwigs. They also said Kharge and Rahul Gandhi first met Gehlot for two hours and then met Pilot separately after which all the leaders posed together for photographs at Kharge's residence. Interestingly, despite the meeting being held in the same house, the leadership held discussions with Gehlot and Pilot separately. Also, for the media bite outside Kharge's 10 Rajaji

KC Venugopal declares a united fight against BJP in Rajasthan elections

After a meeting with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, the Congress on Monday projected a united front saying that the two leaders will fight together against BJP

Decision will be taken in party's interest: Cong Prez on Gehlot, Pilot

Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot have been engaged in a power tussle since 2020

Congress chief Kharge to meet Gehlot, Pilot separately in Delhi on Monday

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will hold separate meetings with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot on Monday in Delhi, a senior party leader familiar with the development said. The chief minister's office has also released Gehlot's programme confirming his visit to Delhi, where he will also lay foundation stone of the Rajasthan House. The proposed meeting comes close on the heels of Pilot's "ultimatum" that if three demands he made from the state government were not met by the end of this month, he would launch a state-wide agitation. Pilot has asked for a high-level inquiry into the alleged scams that took place during the tenure of the former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje government, as one of his demands. According to the senior leader, a meeting of the Congress top brass with all the state leaders was scheduled on May 26 but was later postponed. He said that now the high command will meet Gehlot and Pilot separately to bring them on on

Compensation demand in paper leak reflects intellectual bankruptcy: Gehlot

In a veiled attack on his former deputy Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said his demand for compensation to candidates affected by an exam paper leak reflects "intellectual bankruptcy". Gehlot also said the opposition has started talking about the paper leak as it does not have any issue to target the Congress government in Rajasthan. "Since the opposition does not have any issue, it has started talking about the paper leak and is saying give compensation to them (the candidates). Give compensation to the 26 lakh people who took the exam? The papers got leaked, so they should get compensation?" the chief minister asked during in his address after inaugurating a newly-constructed state-of-the-art bus terminal at the Jaipur Central Bus Stand, Sindhi Camp in the evening. "Such a demand is made that the papers got leaked, so they (candidates) should get compensation. What would you call this? Would this not be called intellectual bankruptcy?" he asked the

Sachin Pilot has not given any ultimatum to party: Congress MLA Chaudhary

His statement comes referring to Pilot's ultimatum to his own party's government in Rajasthan to probe the alleged paper leak scam

Siddaramaiah-led govt will work for people in Karnataka, says Sachin Pilot

A day after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka took an oath, party leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday said that the party will work for the people and fulfil the expectations.

Demands of wrestlers should be met, impartial probe be carried out: Pilot

Top Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday said the "legitimate demand" of the protesting wrestlers should be met at the earliest and an "impartial" investigation be carried out under the purview of the law of the land. The leader from Rajasthan arrived at the Jantar Mantar in the morning to extend his support to the agitating wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat. They are demanding the arrest of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers, including a minor. "I request all those listening to me that all their legitimate demands be met as soon as possible and action taken under the law and constitution (of the country). There is a very clear direction (in the constitution) how action should be taken," said Pilot. The wrestlers have set May 21 as the deadline for the arrest of Brij Bhushan, failing which they, along with the .

Why is there delay in justice to wrestlers: Congress' Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday met the protesting wrestlers at the Jantar Mantar, and questioned the delay in justice to those who have made the country proud

Sachin Pilot threatens agitation if action not taken on his demands

Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday threatened to launch a massive movement in Rajasthan if action on his demands is not taken by the month-end. He also demanded disbanding of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) and its reconstitution, a compensation for those affected by government job exam paper leak cases, and a high-level probe into charges of corruption he has levelled against the previous BJP government. "If action is not taken by this month-end on these three demands, an agitation will be launched across the state," the former deputy chief minister told a rally here. "I will serve people till my last breath, nothing scares me.

Still have 6 months time: Pilot urges Rajasthan govt to act on corruption

Pilot had started his yatra on May 11 to protest against the inaction of the Rajasthan government in the alleged corruption cases during the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP govt

Public accepted issues raised during 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra': Sachin Pilot

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday said the public has accepted the issues on which he started his "Jan Sangharsh Yatra" -- corruption and government recruitment exam paper leaks. The yatra, on its fourth day on Sunday, covered a distance of around 25 km from Mehla town in Jaipur district to Mahapura, where the dissident Congress leader is scheduled to stay the night. Addressing his supporters from the top of a bus in Mahapura on the Ajmer highway, Pilot said the yatra will reach its destination in Jaipur Monday. "The public has accepted the issues on which the yatra was started -- paper leaks and corruption -- for the future of the youth and clean politics," he said. "This is not about a person...the public is standing by the issues with which we started," he said. Pilot also saluted the enthusiasm of his supporters and invited people to his public rally to be organised on the fifth and last day of his yatra near Kamla Nehru Nagar on Ajmer highway in ..

On Day 4, Sachin Pilot's foot march draws 'overwhelming response'

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot's "Jan Sangharsh Yatra" on the issues of corruption and government recruitment exam paper leaks continued to draw support from people on its fourth day on Sunday. On Sunday, the dissident Congress leader resumed his foot march from Mehla town in Jaipur district and moved towards Mahapura, where he is scheduled to stay the night. He covered a distance of around 25 km on Sunday. On Monday, Pilot will hold a public meeting near Kamla Nehru Nagar along the Ajmer highway on the culmination of his five-day yatra. "The yatra is getting overwhelming response from people. Be it the youth or the elderly, all are attending the padayatra," an aide of Pilot said. Pilot began the foot march from Ajmer on Thursday, challenging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the party's top brass as assembly elections in Rajasthan approach. The yatra mounts further pressure on the party leadership as it hopes to retain the state in the elections at the end of

Corruption was main issue in Karnataka, it helped Congress: Sachin Pilot

Addressing reporters at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress stands in support of the poor

Pilot's 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' is a 'personal' one, keeping eye on it: Cong

Sachin Pilot's 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' is a "personal" one and the party "is keeping an eye on" it, Congress' Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said on Friday. He said a discussion on all issues would be held when Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge returns from Karnataka. Randhawa made the remarks after a meeting with state unit chief Govind Singh Dotasra and co-in-charges Qazi Muhammad Nizamuddin, Amrita Dhawan and Virendra Rathore, among others, at the party's Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Road office where Pilot's march, organisational issues and preparations for the assembly polls this year were discussed. "I met the three secretaries attached to me and the Pradesh Congress Committee chief here. This was our first meeting together as we were busy with the elections in Karnataka and the Jalandhar bypoll. The strengthening of the organisation and appointments for the frontal organisations in the state were discussed," Randhawa told reporters after the meeting. Asked about Pilo

How is raising corruption issues under Raje govt indiscipline: Sachin Pilot

On second day of his Jan Sangharsh Yatra, former deputy CM Pilot questioned his own govt in paper leak case, corruption issues, and also retaliated on allegations being made by Gehlot camp

Hope Rajasthan govt takes cognizance of issues raised during Yatra: Pilot

He started the yatra on Thursday in protest against the inaction of the Rajasthan government in the alleged corruption cases during the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government

Sachin Pilot to get CRPF security cover for his 'Jan Sangharsh Padyatra'

The DGP,RPF has also been asked to ensure the safety of Pilot's train journey

Sachin Pilot steps up pressure on Cong, begins 5-day yatra over corruption

Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot began a 125-km foot march from Ajmer to Jaipur on Thursday, challenging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the party's top brass as assembly elections in Rajasthan approach. A month back, the former deputy chief minister had defied a warning from the party to hold a daylong fast targeting Gehlot on inaction over alleged corruption when the BJP was previously in power. The just-begun five-day yatra mounts further pressure on the party leadership as it hopes to retain the state in the elections at the end of the year. I am taking out this yatra to raise my voice, to hear your voice, and to become the voice of the people, Pilot, who was sacked as the state Congress chief in 2020 when he led a revolt against the CM, said at the start of the padyatra. Referring to the scorching heat as aag ka dariya, he told his supporters, This is a river of fire, we have to swim across it. The Tonk MLA was welcomed by them when he reached Ajmer by train. He address