Cong's Punia retracts 'Pilot in BJP' remark and slams Scindia; Jha backs Sachin vs Gehlot

AICC general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh, PL Punia on Monday retracted his 'Sachin Pilot is in BJP' statement calling it a 'slip of tongue.' Earlier in day while giving an interview to news ncy ANI, PL Punia while speaking on Rajstahan political crisis h criticized BJP saying that y would go to any extents to gain power. During his statements, he said 'Sachin is w in BJP,' inste of Scindia, who h left Congress party 4 months ago. 

Clarifying his statements he said, "My statement is being taken wrongly. Pilot just gave a statement, he is t going to BJP. Scindia is in BJP, if he is giving some statement for Pilot, that is totally wrong. If he is saying something, we don't need his certification." 

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'Sachin Pilot is w in BJP'

During an interview to news ncy ANI, PL Punia said, "Sachin Pilot is w in Bharatiya Janata Party. Everyone kws BJP’s attitude towards Congress party. We don’t need a certificate from BJP. y can go to any extent to get power. IT raids at this time is creating pressure. In Congress Party, all leers and workers are respected." 

'I fully back Sachin Pilot' 

Meanwhile, Congress' former spokesperson who was recently kicked out Sanjay Jha gave a statement supporting Sachin Pilot saying that work he h done to completely shift mandate of 2018 elections in Rajasthan was a clear indicator of why he should have been CM. Sharing vast difference in Assembly election results of 2013 and 2018, Sanjay Jha said, "One man slogged 5 years for it; Sachin. But who becomes CM?" 

On June 17, Congress party h sacked Sanjay Jha as its national spokesperson just days after he wrote an article critical of party. Reacting to issue, Jha h slammed Congress for 'drifting away' from democratic, liberal, tolerant and inclusive' nature, quoting former PM Jawaharlal Nehru.

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