Sachin Pilot moves HC against Speaker's notice; Harish Salve & Mukul Rohatgi his counsels

In a massive development on Thursday, Sachin Pilot has moved Rajasthan High Court to challenge issuance of disqualification tice by assembly Speaker, as well as validity of whip issued by Congress legislative party (CLP). As per sources, Todabhim MLA Prithviraj Chauhan has filed petition on behalf of Sachin Pilot camp. In plea, Pilot camp has challenged  Speaker’s tice on grounds that it is arbitrary.

Moreover, plea states that assembly was t in session when tice of disqualification was issued and refore, it cant be enforced. Thus, plea demands for setting aside of disqualification tices and claims that re is basis to allege 'anti-party activity.' Pilot camp has also stated that t eugh time was given to respond to tice, as per sources. decision to move High Court was taken after Sachin Pilot held a meeting with his faction of MLAs at ir Haryana hotels through video conferencing. assembly Speaker h on Wednesday, July 15, issued a disqualification tice to Sachin Pilot and or MLAs. 

Moreover, sources have informed that former Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi and vocate Harish Salve may represent Sachin Pilot before Rajasthan HC and CLP will be represented by Abhishek Manu Singhvi. plea will be heard by a single-judge bench heed by Judge Satish Chandra Sharma at 3 PM. Divyesh Maheswari has filed petition on behalf of Todabhim MLA Prithviraj Chauhan, as per details.

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Congress sacks Sachin Pilot

As Sachin Pilot skipped second legislative party meeting on July 14, Ashok Gehlot's camp passed a resolution against Pilot and loyalists. dressing press, Gehlot said that Pilot is playing in hands of BJP and accused saffron party of horse-tring. reafter, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala in a press briefing anunced that party has sacked Sachin Pilot from post of Deputy CM and PCC chief and accused him of conspiring with BJP. 

However, Congress leers such as Sanjay Jha (who was later suspended), Jitin Prasa, Priya Dutt and several party functionaries in Rajasthan unit of party openly supported Pilot. Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday extended an olive branch to Sachin Pilot and or dissident MLAs by asking m to return to Jaipur while also telling m to prove ir loyalty towards Congress by leaving  hotels in BJP-ruled Haryana. At this point it is believed that Pilot doesn't have sufficient numbers to bring down Gehlot's government, and also needs time to negotiate his furr course of action with BJP, whom he has said he's t joining.

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Sachin Pilot speaks up

A day after being sacked, Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said that he is t joining BJP or any or party, ding that he has been a loyalist of Congress. 'rebel' leer said that he won't remain silent anymore and is considering legal options to fight CM Gehlot whom he has accused of "doing wrong things & maligning his im." While he denied meeting Jyotiritya Scindia or any BJP leers, he also said that within Congress he has only spoken to Priyanka Gandhi Vra.

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