Congress' Sachin Pilot counters Rajasthan CM, says Ashok Gehlot's leader is Vasundhara Raje
2 min read . Updated: 09 May 2023, 04:59 PM IST
PremiumCongress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday took a sharp jibe at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying that his speech in Dholpur showed his leader ‘is not Sonia Gandhi but Vasundhara Raje Scindia’.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot lashed out at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, asserting that the latter's leader was Vasundhara Raje Scindia. The remarks came mere hours after the CM claimed that BJP leader including Vasundhara Raje had been against toppling the elected administration during the 2020 crisis within the Congress.
“It seems like his leader is not Sonia Gandhi but Vasundhara Raje Scindia…For the first time, I am seeing someone criticize MPs and MLAs of their own party. Praising leaders from BJP and dishonouring Congress leaders is beyond my understanding, this is absolutely wrong," Pilot said.
Gehlot had recently claimed that the BJP leader and former CM was was among Opposition leaders who helped him save his government during the crisis.
Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Shobha Rani and Kailash Meghwal knew their party people were toppling the government. Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Kailash Meghwal had said that it has never been our tradition to topple the elected government on the basis of money. They did not support those who toppled the government due to which our government survived," he claimed.
Earlier on Monday, former CM Raje had also countered Gehlot's remarks dubbing it a ‘conspiracy’.
“Gehlot's statement against me is a conspiracy. Nobody can insult me as much as Gehlot has done. He is lying out of fear of losing the 2023 Assembly elections and has made such false allegations as he is rattled by the rebellion in his own party," she said.
The remarks hark back to an internal revolt led by Pilot and some Congress MLAs in 2020. The Gehlot and Pilot feud has been simmering for quite some time with the latter being sacked as deputy CM and removed as state unit chief soon after the party's tenure began.
(With inputs from agencies)