Ashok Gehlot's Cabinet To Meet Shortly, Likely To Discuss Proposal For Special Assembly Session

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has called for cabinet meeting of his government today. Earlier, he addressed a Congress Legislature Party meeting at the Farimont Hotel where he and his MLAs are camping.

The Cabinet is likely to discuss the proposal for a special short duration session of the Assembly and the possibility of a floor test.

An official said the Cabinet meeting has been called to discuss the coronavirus situation, states's financial condition and social welfare schemes.

The CLP meeting held earlier began at around 1 pm after about a two-hour delay at a hotel on the outskirts of Jaipur where Congress legislators supporting the Ashok Gehlot government are camping.

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The meeting was held to to decide the party's future strategy even as the court requested the Assembly Speaker to defer any action on disqualification notices issued to rebel leader Sachin Pilot and other 18 MLAs.

Senior Congress leaders including national general secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Avinash Pande, K C Venugopal, Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, Vivek Bansal along with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot were also present at the meeting.

This is the third meeting of the CLP in the last one week.

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A political turmoil is raging in the state apparently because of a tussle for power between dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot and Gehlot.

Last week, Pilot and 18 other MLAs rebelled openly, defying a party whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings.

He was then sacked as deputy chief minister and state Congress chief.

(With PTI Inputs)

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