Rajasthan crisis: Gehlot lauds spirit of party MLAs,says 'neither Cong nor BJP want polls'

dressing Congress Legislative Party meeting at Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur on Tuesday, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot told MLAs that respect for m h increased manifold. He claimed that entire country was cognizant of legislators' fight for safeguarding a democratically elected government. Gehlot was indirectly referring to sacked Deputy CM Sachin Pilot's attempt to woo MLAs on his side.

Mentioning that all MLAs staying at Hotel Fairmont h ir mobile phones, he affirmed that y were under pressure. He also stressed that neir Congress r BJP wanted Assembly to be dissolved and fresh elections to take place. During meeting, Congress leer Ajay Maken and Rajasthan PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasara were also present. 

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Cracks in Rajasthan Congress

Pilot’s departure to Delhi with some of his supporting legislators on July 11 set off alarm bells in Congress camp. As per sources, he h a one-to-one meeting with senior Congress leer Ahmed Patel, where he listed a long list of grievances. Some of  MLAs from Pilot camp are believed to be lodged at Gurugram as well. ditionally, sources revealed that Pilot h sought a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of step-morly treatment being meted out to his faction.

On July 13,  Congress Legislative Party in Rajasthan passed a resolution unanimously supporting state government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.  MLAs also condemned all acts intended to weaken government. y also called for strict disciplinary action to be taken against any Congress MLA or office-bearer of party directly or indirectly involved in anti-party activities. However, Sachin Pilot and his loyalists stayed away from this meeting.

Moreover, y rejected Congress party's overtures by refusing to attend second CLP meeting convened on July 14. Meanwhile, Sachin Pilot and 18 supporting MLAs challenged  Assembly Speaker's disqualification tice in Rajasthan High Court. After multiple hearings, a division bench of Rajasthan HC reserved verdict on this petition till July 24. Most importantly, Assembly Speaker has been requested t to take any coercive action against Pilot and his loyalists till verdict is prounced. 

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