'Congress will complete its tenure in Rajasthan, no reason for BJP to rejoice': Surjewala

Amid political crisis in Rajasthan, senior Congress leer and spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Sunday night said that party will complete its five-year tenure and neir BJP t its allies have any reason to rejoice. Surjewala me comments while speaking to reporters after landing in Jaipur along with Ajay Maken.

' reason for BJP to rejoice'

Both leers have been sent by Congress high-command as central observers to save government in state. "Congress party is united. It will be united and Congress party's government will complete its tenure by serving people of Rajasthan in same manner as it is doing w. re is reason for BJP and its allies to rejoice without any reason," Surjewala said. 

In early hours of Monday Rajasthan Congress in-charge Avinash Pande dressing a press conference along with Surjewala and Maken declared that party h issued a whip to all MLAs to be mandatorily present at Congress Legislature Party meeting to be held at 10:30 am.

"Strict disciplinary action will be taken against any MLA who is absent without mentioning personal, special reason," Pandey said.

Meanwhile, according to sources, Sachin Pilot and MLAs supporting him will t attend meeting on Monday. Sources h hinted that Gehlot may have asked all ministers to resign from ir portfolios at all-MLA meeting, hinting at a cabinet reshuffle or expansion. 

At a time when Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has blamed BJP for attempting to destabilise State government by poaching MLAs, Deputy CM Sachin Pilot is camping in Delhi to speak to party leership regarding political turmoil in State.

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Gehlot, Pilot summoned by Rajasthan SOG

Rajasthan's Special Operations Group (SOG) has issued tices to CM Ashok Gehlot, Deputy CM Pilot, multiple MLAs in connection with alleged involvement of BJP leers for toppling state government. In FIR registered on July 10, two BJP members were arrested for trying to lure Congress MLAs after ir conversations were intercepted hinting that Pilot was reportedly in touch with BJP camp to become CM.

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clash between Gehlot and Pilot is also over post of PCC Chief as Gehlot Camp wants that 'One Leer One Post' formula to be implemented in Rajasthan. Currently, Sachin Pilot hes PCC besides holding Deputy CM post.

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Congress has 107 MLAs and Gehlot government is supported by 10 Independent MLAs and two each from Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Bharatiya Tribal Party while BJP has 72 seats in 200-member Assembly. As many as 30 Congress MLAs and some independent legislators who are in touch with Sachin Pilot have pledged ir support to him and have vouched to stand by whatever decision he takes, sources said.

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(With ncy inputs)