Rajasthan Congress sniffs plot to ‘destabilise govt’, corrals its MLAs in a resort

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Congress on Wednesday shifted its MLAs as well as independents supporting it to a resort on the outskirts of Jaipur, ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls even as it expressed apprehensions of a plot to “destabilise the popularly elected government in the state.” Sources in the Congress said the move came after the party received information that Congress MLAs were being “approached with attractive offers.”
The legislators will be kept at the resort till June 18. RS polls are due on June 19. Congress central leaders, including chief party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, reached Jaipur.
Earlier, Congress chief whip in the assembly Mahesh Joshi approached the anti-corruption bureau seeking a probe into charges of inducements being offered to his party MLAs. He, however, did not say who was behind the alleged move.
In an assembly of 200, Congress has 107 MLAs, including six who defected to the party from BSP in 2019. Congress enjoys support of 13 Independent MLAs.
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