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TRUCE OR STRATEGY?

Gehlot and Pilot on the same page as

Congress eyes victory in next elections

“Our organization, ministers all will work together”, says Congress leader Sachin Pilot

after meeting at AICC on Rajasthan

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi/Jaipur
n an important development
on Thursday, Congress leaders
IMallikarjun Kharge and Rahul
Gandhi met leaders from Rajasthan
to assess preparations for assembly
polls and bring greater cohesion in
the state party unit amid differences
between Chief Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot and former Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Sachin Pilot.
The meeting was attended by
Sachin Pilot and several other senior
leaders from Rajasthan as the As-
sembly polls are scheduled to be held
later this year. Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot joined the meeting through
video conferencing.

Rajasthan is among the five states

that will go to assembly elections
later this year along with Chhat-
tisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telan-
gana and Mizoram. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi chair a meeting with Rajasthan party leaders to discuss the preparations
for the elections in the state, at the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Thursday. Party General Secretary in-charge (Organization) KC Venugo-
The Congress leadership has al- pal, party leaders Sachin Pilot and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa are also present (ANI Photo/Ayush Sharma)
ready held strategy meetings for the
other poll-bound states.
After the meeting, Congress Secretary KC Venugopal said that tioned party members to not discuss a revolt against Gehlot in 2020 and
leader and former Deputy Chief Congress will fight unitedly, reverse internal issues outside the party and subsequently lost his positions as
Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot the trend of alternative governments said that strict disciplinary action will Deputy Chief Minister and state par-
on Thursday said that the party’s goal and repeat the Congress government be taken against those who violate it. ty chief.
is to return to power in the state, add- in Rajasthan. “The party has decided that The loyalists of the Chief Min-
ing that party will collectively work He said, “29 leaders from Rajas- everyone should follow strict disci- ister scuttled a meeting of party
together to achieve the objective. than Congress including the CM and pline. Any issues are to be discussed legislators last year which the AICC
“It was a very meaningful, exten- PCC chief participated in this meet- within the party, and no one has the had planned for apparent leadership
sive and important discussion. We ing today. All the leaders unanimous- freedom to speak about the party’s change in the state as Gehlot was to
discussed all the issues...Our organi- ly decided that Congress can win the internal politics outside the party. shift to Delhi as party chief.
zation, our leaders, our MLAs, and Rajasthan elections provided there Strict disciplinary action will be tak- Gehlot had then decided to con-
ministers all will work together and as is unity among Rajasthan Congress. en against those who violate this”, he tinue as Chief Minister. Piot has ac-
I have always been saying our goal is Today, all leaders decided to fight added. cused the government of not taking
to form Congress government again the elections unitedly. On the basis Congress has been in power in appropriate action over “corruption”
in Rajasthan...”, Sachin Pilot told the of winning ability, the candidates will Rajasthan over the past four-and- allegations faced by the BJP govern-
media following a party meeting on be selected. The list of candidates half-years and the differences be- ment led by Vasundhara Raje. He
the upcoming Assembly elections will be announced in the first week of tween Gehlot and Pilot have made carried out Jan Sangarsh Yatra over
at the AICC headquarters. During September.” it harder for Congress to get another his demands against the advice of
a press briefing, Congress General Furthermore, Venugopal cau- term in office in the state. Pilot led party leadership.

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