New Delhi/Jaipur: Sachin Pilot was greeted with a handshake by Ashok Gehlot at a meeting of Congress MLA at the Rajasthan Chief Minister's home, his first after his reconciliation with the party leadership and "homecoming" after a month-long revolt. The Chief Minister had posted on Twitter this morning that he was all for "forget and forgive" and moving on.
In another major-twist to the political crisis in Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party has announced that it will move a no-confidence motion against the Ashok Gehlot government in the special assembly session starting tomorrow. The announcement came following a meeting by Vasundhara Raje and other top Rajasthan BJP leaders met earlier today to plan for the session.
Meanwhile, the six MLAs who shifted from Mayawati's party to the Congress will be able to vote during the trust vote of Rajasthan's Ashok Gehlot government. The Supreme Court, which was hearing a BJP MLA's petition for a temporary freeze on the merger, has refused to allow it. The court left the decision to a single judge in Rajasthan, which is hearing the matter.
Here are the updates on Rajasthan political crisis:
Aug 13, 2020 21:54 (IST)
Situation in Rajasthan Congress due to internal rift, BJP has got nothing to with it: Narendra Singh Tomar
The problems in Rajasthan unit of Congress are due to their internal issues, the BJP has got nothing to do with it and they will be the only ones responsible, if and when the government falls in the state, said Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday.
"I want to tell the Congress leaders and the Chief Minister that they should not put the burden of their failures on someone else''s shoulder. The situation in Congress is due to their differences and internal rift, BJP has nothing to do with, whenever the Congress government (in the state) falls, it will be because of their own doings," Mr Tomar told reporters.
Aug 13, 2020 15:46 (IST)
JUST IN: BJP to move no-confidence motion against Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan Assembly tomorrow
Aug 13, 2020 15:33 (IST)
To help smooth things over, the Congress has despatched senior leader KC Venugopal, who will be present at the meeting.
