'If all leave one by one...': Sanjay Nirupam fires Pilot warning to Rahul & Sonia Gandhi

Amid ongoing political tussle in Rajasthan, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday urged that party leaders should convince Sachin Pilot to stay. Nirupam also raised concerns over leaders leaving grand old party. Meanwhile, as crisis intensifies in Rajasthan,  Income Tax Department conducted raids at properties of close aides of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. 

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'Party should convince Sachin Pilot' 

Sanjay Nirupam in his tweets, urged that Congress party should convince Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot to stay. In addition, Nirupam furr stated that party would t allow people to leave. Here's his complete statement over ongoing situation in Rajasthan.

"It's would be better if  party convinces Sachin Pilot to stop. Perhaps some people in party are thinking that if y want to go, we will t stop. However, this is wrong in today's context. Though  party does t end with departure of any one leader, but if everyone leaves one by one, who will stay?"

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Rajasthan Govt stares at a collapse?

Congress has finally admitted to differences between Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, with over 30 Congress MLAs along with several independent MLAs allegedly extending ir support to Pilot on Sunday, as per sources. se MLAs have committed to being with Pilot inspite of any imminent decision that will be taken by Deputy CM. 

On or hand, Gehlot has claimed that Congress MLAs and Independent legislators were being offered up to Rs.25 lakh each to jump ship, similar to  pattern in Madhya Pradesh. However, BJP has refuted this allegation, highlighting that re was infighting among Congress ranks. This infighting has also been ackwledged by Kapil Sibal and or senior Congress leaders.

numbers at Ashok Gehlot's CLP meeting in Jaipur on Monday also emerged lesser than that which was witnessed at a meeting he held previous night. Whereas re were 114 MLAs on Sunday night, only 103 have come to CLP meeting, as per sources.

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