Sachin Pilot said centre has passed "anti-farmer" bills in the Rajya Sabha by suppressing the voice of the opposition but the Congress is standing with farmers and will continue their fight
The Election Commission is yet to announce the schedule for bypolls in these 28 seats, which are lying vacant due to the resignation of 25 Congress MLAs and death of three sitting legislators
Pilot, wrote to CM Gehlot on September 2 and said that several delegations from various regions in the state have met and made him aware of the situation regarding MBC reservation
Expressing concern over the state of economy, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot claimed on Thursday that the Centre does not have a roadmap to revive the country's economy
The maximum number of ministers Gehlot can have is 30
His detractor Sachin Pilot hinted that the patch-up formula hammered out in Delhi in itself a concession that there was some legitimacy to complaints against Gehlot
The Congress government on Friday won the motion of confidence in the state assembly by voice vote
"Many things have been said during the discussion on trust vote and many more will be said. Over time, everything will be revealed," Pilot said
A key session of the Rajasthan assembly in which the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government will move a vote of confidence began Friday. The session comes after a month-long political crisis in the state which started with the rebellion by Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs. The chief minister chaired a CLP meeting on Thursday where the decision to move the vote of confidence was taken. The CLP meeting was also attended by the 18 MLAs who had revolted along with Pilot, a party leader had said. However, the Opposition BJP said on Thursday that the party will move a motion of no confidence against the government. With the disgruntled MLAs led by Pilot back in the party-fold following the intervention of the top leadership, the Congress is likely to pass the floor test. In a House of 200, the party has 107 MLAs and the support of independents and allies. The BJP has 72 members. In view of the coroanvirus pandemic, special arrangements have been made in the House.
The Congress has 107 MLAs in the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly
BJP MLA Madan Dilawar said that these six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs have been wrongly allowed by the assembly speaker to merge with the ruling Congress party
The Congress has also revoked the suspension of MLAs Bhanwarlal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh, who were suspended from the party's primary membership last month
Pilot said he was shocked at statements made against him
Pilot also said he has made no personal demands for any post and asserted that he has left it to the party to decide on his "future role".
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said he will address grievances of MLAs, a day after the Congress set up a committee to look into the issues raised by rebel legislators
Gehlot's announcement comes after rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot's meeting with Rahul Gandhi on Monday night that signalled an "amicable resolution"
Soon after his patch-up talks with senior Congress leaders, Pilot on Monday night said he has never hankered after posts and his was a fight for principles
"We raised issues of principles before the Congress leadership and welcome their assurance of time-bound redressal of our grievances," Pilot said
A terse statement by AICC Secretary KC Venugopal said Sachin Pilot has committed to working in the interest of the Congress party and the Congress government in Rajasthan
Ashok Gehlot was hoping to be rid of Sachin Pilot forever and was working on his expulsion from the party. He will now have to kiss and make up with a party colleague who's bitterly critical of him