NEW DELHI: Amid hypothesis over Congress chief Sachin Pilot’s subsequent transfer, sources near him on Tuesday mentioned he was agency on his calls for, together with motion in opposition to alleged corruption in the course of the earlier Vasundhara Raje authorities, and was ready for a definitive response from the celebration excessive command. While some studies have claimed that Pilot might announce floating a brand new celebration, sources near him maintained that he’s focussed solely on the fulfilment of his calls for that the Ashok Gehlot authorities takes motion in opposition to alleged corruption in the course of the earlier BJP regime and acts on problems with the youth equivalent to these associated to authorities recruitment examination paper leaks.
The sources mentioned that the assembly Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot had with celebration chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi final week didn’t lead to any decision of “core issues” between the 2 Rajasthan bigwigs. Gehlot and his former deputy have been engaged in an influence tussle because the Congress fashioned authorities within the state in 2018 and the celebration is in search of to dealer peace between the 2 forward of the meeting elections within the state, slated for later this yr.
There is intense hypothesis that Pilot might give a transparent indication on his method ahead on June 11 when he marks his father’s dying anniversary in Dausa. “He (Pilot) is waiting for a response from the party leadership, the ball is in their court,” a supply near him mentioned. Leaders near Pilot mentioned he has taken a “principled position” and it isn’t about posts. The problems with corruption and paper leaks are his high precedence, they added.
Besides graft, Pilot’s two different calls for had been reconstituting the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) and making recent appointments in it, and compensation for these affected by the cancellation of presidency recruitment exams following paper leaks. The preparations for the programme marking Rajesh Pilot’s dying anniversary, which is held yearly, are occurring in full swing in Dausa and are being supervised by Minister of State for Agriculture Marketing Murari Lal Meena, who is understood to be near Pilot.
With all eyes on that programme, Meena informed reporters, “I have no idea from where the speculation of the new party started. I do not see any substance in such speculations. I work following the ideology of the party.” The Congress final Thursday had mentioned the celebration is supreme and can battle the Rajasthan Assembly polls unitedly to emerge victorious, an assertion that got here after Pilot refused to budge from his calls for.
In a bid to defuse the tensions, Kharge and Gandhi had held marathon discussions with Gehlot and Pilot individually final week, sources had mentioned. They had later posed for pictures at Kharge’s 10 Rajaji Marg residence right here. After the conferences, the celebration had mentioned Gehlot and Pilot have agreed to battle the upcoming meeting elections unitedly and have left all points to be resolved by the celebration excessive command.
Addressing reporters after the assembly earlier this week, Congress basic secretary (organisation) Ok C Venugopal had mentioned, “Both the leaders, Ashok ji and Sachin ji, agreed to the proposal on these things.” Asked what proposal he was speaking out, Venugopal had mentioned, “Both have left it to the (party) high command.”
Gehlot and Pilot have been engaged in an influence tussle because the Congress fashioned authorities within the state in 2018. In 2020, Pilot led a revolt in opposition to the Gehlot authorities after which he was faraway from the posts of the celebration’s state unit president and deputy chief minister. Last yr, an try by the excessive command to impact a management change in Rajasthan had failed after Gehlot loyalists dug their heels in and didn’t permit a legislature celebration assembly to happen.
Pilot had final month defied a warning from the celebration and went forward with a day-long quick focusing on Gehlot over his “inaction” on alleged corruption achieved underneath Vasundhra Raje led earlier BJP authorities.