Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has claimed that former chief minister Vasundhara Raje and two different BJP leaders have helped save his authorities again in 2020 when Sachin Pilot and different occasion MLAs revolted in opposition to the federal government.
Addressing a programme in Dholpur, Gehlot stated his authorities might be saved due to the help of three BJP leaders — former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, former meeting speaker Kailash Meghwal and MLA Shobharani Kushwah.
Gehlot’s then-deputy Sachin Pilot and 18 different Congress MLAs had revolted in opposition to his management in July 2020. The month-long disaster ended after the intervention of the occasion excessive command. Pilot was then eliminated because the deputy chief minister and state Congress president.
Return cash taken from BJP, Gehlot o insurgent MLAs
The Rajasthan Chief Minister additionally requested the insurgent Congress MLAs to return the cash that they had taken from the BJP in order that they work with none strain.
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“I have even told the MLAs that whatever money they have taken, Rs 10 crore or Rs 20 crore, if you have spent anything, I will give that part or I will get it from AICC (All India Congress Committee),” he stated.
Gehlot alleged that if the MLAs didn’t return the cash, they’ll at all times be beneath strain from Amit Shah.
“He is the Union home minister, he will intimidate… in Maharashtra he divided Shiv Sena,” Gehlot alleged.
He stated that he was made the chief minister by the occasion for a 3rd time and it was his responsibility to take all alongside and neglect previous happenings and make sure the return of the occasion to energy within the meeting elections, slated for later this 12 months.
Raje, Meghwal didn’t help toppling of Cong govt in 2020, Gehlot
Gehlot stated he, because the state occasion chief, didn’t help the toppling of the BJP authorities led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat because it was unfair, in the identical method, Raje and Meghwal didn’t help the toppling of the Congress authorities in 2020.
He stated that BJP MLA Shobharani Kushwah additionally listened to them and didn’t help the occasion.
Gehlot and Raje have typically been accused by their detractors in their very own events of “going soft” on one another, particularly when it got here to allegations of corruption. The two leaders have denied any such understanding.
A couple of days in the past, Raje had rejected allegations of collusion with Gehlot as lie, saying milk and lemon juice by no means combine.
Dholpur MLA Kushwah had cross-voted in favour of the Congress candidate in Rajya Sabha elections final 12 months and was suspended from the occasion subsequently.
The Congress chief was addressing the programme within the residence turf of former chief minister Raje.
Gehlot additionally praised Congress MLAs Rohit Bohra, Chetan Dudi and Danish Abrar for alerting him concerning the revolt in opposition to his authorities in 2020.
He stated that these three MLAs, BSP-turned-Congress MLAs and unbiased MLAs who had supported him and saved his authorities in the course of the political disaster in 2020 deserved to be made ministers in his authorities however he couldn’t accomplish that attributable to political causes and was unhappy about it.
(With inputs from PTI)
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