Amid Rajasthan political crisis, Rahul Gandhi announces his own 'Mann Ki Baat'
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the broiling political crisis in Rajasthan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi finally broke his silence on Monday evening but lashed out at the news media for being 'captured by fascist interest.'
Jaipur/IBNS: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot will meet BJP President JP Nadda on Monday even as he decided to ignore a key legislative party meet called by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the same day, said media reports.
Jaipur/IBNS: While the Congress veterans like Kapil Sibal fear the tug of war between party old guard and new might meet a similar fate as that of Madhya Pradesh, where a disgruntled Jyotiraditya Scindia toppled Kamal Nath, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is not ready to yield despite pressure from the party high command and has called a meeting of the party legislature at his residence at 9 pm today.
Sad to see Sachin Pilot being sidelined: Jyotiraditya Scindia
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and ex-Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, said he feels sad to see his former party colleague Sachin Pilot also being sidelined and persecuted by Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
New Delhi/IBNS: The crisis in Rajasthan Congress government has deepened after Sachin Pilot, who shares a strained relationship with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over leadership issues, reached Delhi with the support of 16 Congress MLAs and three Independents and is said to be in talks with the BJP top brass. Pilot's exit from Congress is also almost certain after a notice was served on Friday last to him to appear for questioning in an investigation into alleged attempts to destabilize his own government, media reports said.