Rajasthan crisis live updates: No action against Pilot, other rebel MLAs till July 24, HC says

Rajasthan cabinet meeting to be held at chief minister's residence at 4pm

Hearing has concluded. Rajashthan high court has fixed 24th July as date for passing order. Hearing before Speaker also deferred by Court: Prateek Kasliwal, lawyer of Speaker CP Joshi

HC has not said anything on the judgment yet.

HC has requested the assembly speaker not to act on disqualification notices issued by him to the 19 MLAs till July 24.

No action against Sachin Pilot, other rebel MLAs till July 24, HC says

Neither Congress nor BJP want Assembly to be dissolved & election to take place...Entire country is watching the way you're fighting. Your respect has increased manifold. It's not something ordinary. All of you have phones, there's no pressure on anyone: Rajasthan CM at CLP meeting

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

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 are present at the meeting.

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting began here on Tuesday, party sources said.

The meeting began at around 11 am after about a two-hour delay at a hotel on the outskirts of Jaipur where Congress legislators supporting the Ashok Gehlot government are camping. The agenda of the meeting is not clear yet, the sources said. However, it is likely that the party will decide on its future strategy as the court's decision on disqualification notice given by the Assembly Speaker C P Joshi is likely to be delivered on Tuesday, they said.

Special PMLA court rejects bail plea of Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in the money laundering case involving DHFL.

Rajasthan: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has called Devaram Seni (OSD to Rajasthan CM) for questioning.

Intense rainfall likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Pune, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Aurangabad and Osmanabad during the next 3 hours: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai.

Congress calls for another CLP meet in Jaipur today

Amid political turmoil in the state, Congress on Tuesday called for another Legislative Party (CLP) meet at Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur. Congress MLAs supporting chief minister Ashok Gehlot are staying at the hotel. Rajasthan Congress continues to remain in turmoil after simmering differences between Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot came out in the open. Read more

Sachin Pilot offered me money to join BJP: Cong MLA Malinga

In a first direct allegation of horse-trading against Sachin Pilot, Congress legislator Giriraj Singh Malinga claimed the former deputy chief minister offered him money to change loyalties. The three-time legislator, who represents Bari constituency in Dholpur district, said Pilot made the offer to him more than once, beginning December last year. The MLA said he had informed chief minister Ashok Gehlot soon after that. “I had gone to his (Pilot’s) house when the delimitation of panchayats was going on (last quarter of 2019). It was a one-on-one meeting with him. Sachin ji (Pilot) did offer me money, but I declined and said I will not join BJP even after resigning,” Malinga said. Read more

Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting to take place today at Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur. Congress MLAs supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot are staying at the hotel.

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Pilot offered me cash twice to join BJP, says Cong MLA

In the first specific allegation of horse-trading against Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Congress legislator Giriraj Singh Malinga on Monday accused the sacked deputy CM of twice offering him cash to switch allegiance to BJP.

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