Boost for CM Gehlot as Pilot mutiny all but over
Truce worked out as rebel Congress leader calls on party brass
nNEW DELHI: Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, whose rebellion raised questions about the stability of the Congress government in the state, appeared to have agreed to a truce after his meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday, putting an end to a month-long uncertainty involving dramatic legal and political flashpoints in the western state.
Pilot expressed his “grievances in detail” in the “open and conclusive discussion” with former party president Gandhi, the Congress said in a statement, while declaring the formation of a three-member committee to look into the issues raised by the 42-year-old leader and the 18 other rebel legislators who backed him. “...Shri Sachin Pilot has committed to working in the interest of the Congress party and the Congress government in Rajasthan,” the statement issued by KC Venugopal, Congress general secretary in charge of the organisation, said.
Leaders close to Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, who has had differences with
The month-long political impasse appears to have ended amid talks of rapprochement with Sachin Pilot indicating that he has announced a truce. The move bolsters CM Ashok Gehlot and his government
HECTIC PARLEYS
Former deputy CM Sachin Pilot meets Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and airs his “grievances” in an “open and conclusive discussion”
Congress forms a three-member panel that will look into the issues raised by Pilot and the 18 party legislators backing him. The panel will submit a report to high command
nnCongress will move forward unitedly by mutually respecting each other and resolving concerns raised
KC VENUGOPAL, Congress leader
Pilot on a number of issues since the Congress-led government came to power in December 2018, said Gehlot will accept the high command’s decision and termed Pilot’s move as a “face-saver”.
Pilot’s apparent softening of stance not only bolsters Gehlot politically and eliminates any possible threat to his government
I don't crave for any post or hanker after any position...i wanted that the respect be maintained and those who’ve worked hard in the formation of the Cong govt be rewarded SACHIN PILOT, Congress leader
but also gives a muchneeded breather to the Congress, which has been suffering due to a perceived generational gap between its old and young leaders at a time when it is also struggling to stay relevant nationally in the face of an aggressive Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) .
At one point, a rapproche
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Congress says in a statement Pilot has “committed to working in the interest” of the party
Ex-cong prez Gandhi is expected to take a “final call” on Pilot’s role
Ashok Gehlot will remain the CM. It is not clear if Pilot will get a central role, but insiders indicate he might not be reinstated as the party’s Rajasthan chief
nnnment looked distant with Gehlot launching a personal attack on Pilot, but Monday’s meeting changed all that.
The meeting, which came four days ahead of the beginning of a crucial assembly session in the state, took place for over two