BOTH GEHLOT, PILOT ARE ASSETS FOR CONG: RAHUL

BHOPAL: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot are assets for the party and their ongoing tussle will not affect the Bharat Jodo Yatra, party leader and parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi said on Monday.

Gandhi was addressing a press conference in Indore when he was asked about the latest verbal battle between Gehlot and his former deputy. On Thursday, Gehlot told news channel NDTV that Pilot is a “gaddar” (traitor) who cannot be made the chief minister. Hitting back, Pilot said the remarks were unbecoming of a senior leader.

“I don’t want to say anything on (their) comments. Both leaders are assets for us and I can say it won’t affect the Bharat Jodo Yatra,” Gandhi told reporters.

Both Pilot and Gehlot have been bitter rivals for years but things came to a head in 2020 when the former rebelled against Gehlot’s leadership.

The verbal battle between the two erupted again last week.