Rajasthan Political Crisis LIVE Updates: Pilot's Notice to Congress MLA on 'Bribery' Charges; Speaker to Address Media Today

BJP Attacks Congress Amid Crisis | In a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his regular tweets attacking the central government, the BJP said on Tuesday that the Congress will become a "party of tweets" as it is doing no work among people and "losing" one leader after another.

On July 13, Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) issued a whip to its two MLAs asking them to not vote for BJP or Congress in case of a floor test. The party also declared its distance through a formal statement issued on social media, saying it would maintain distance from both the national parties in case of a floor test just as it had done in the case of recently held Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat, where BTP’s two MLAs did not cast their votes and which cost Congress dearly. Read more here.

The Gandhis may end up dumping Pilot for the sake of the party. But this also reflects the fact that they have been unable to help their own.

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker to Address Media Today | Rajasthan Assembly Speaker PC Joshi will be addressing the media today.

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Gehlot's Comments | "This is intolerable and condemnable. Those betraying the party will not be able to show their faces in public," Gehlot said addressing a Congress Legislature Party meeting at a hotel here.

'Hatching Conspiracy' | The state government is fighting with coronavirus crisis and at the same time, a leader who was a state Congress president and a few other MLAs in collusion with the BJP were "hatching a conspiracy" to topple it, he alleged without taking the name of Pilot or any other party leader.

Ashok Gehlot Lashes at Sachin Pilot | Lashing out again at dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot here on Tuesday said those betraying the party will not be able to face the public. Gehlot also reiterated that a conspiracy to topple his government was being hatched but said he was confident that they will complete their tenure.

Pilot and the 18 dissident Congress MLAs have challenged their disqualification notices in the high court through a writ petition.

Two More Parties Allowed | The also court allowed the application of two other parties to be included as respondents as heard them on Tuesday. "It will become clear on July 24 whether the court pronounces the final order or interim order," the counsel said. Earlier, counsels had told reporters that the order has been reserved.

All Parties Asked to File Arguments by Friday | Arguments were heard and completed on Tuesday. All the parties have been asked to file their written arguments by Friday. "The court will now pass appropriate orders on July 24. The speaker was also requested to defer action on the notices till Friday," the counsel for the Speaker said.

HC Says No Action Against Rebel MLAs Till Friday | The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday requested the Legislative Assembly Speaker to defer action on disqualification notices till Friday as it will pass appropriate orders on the writ petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 dissident legislators on that day, the speaker's counsel said.

Malinga's Statement | Malinga told reporters on Monday that the talks were held at Pilot's residence and he (Malinga) alerted Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot about the conspiracy to topple the state government. "I had a talk with Sachin ji. He had offered money to join the BJP but I refused that I will not join the BJP," Malinga said.

'False & Malicious Statement' | A message on Pilot's official WhatsApp group said Tuesday night that he has served Malinga a legal notice for "the false and malicious statement" he made to the press.

Sachin Pilot Serves Notice to Congress MLA | Sachin Pilot, who has been sacked as deputy chief minister of Rajasthan and PCC president, has served a legal notice to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga for his statement that Pilot had offered him money to join the BJP.