There was no revolt against party high command in September 2022, says Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot
Gehlot said 81 MLAs opposed Sachin Pilot in 2022 after his 2020 rebellion, and that the party high command was never the target.
- On Sunday, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asserted the 2022 Congress Legislature Party boycott targeted Sachin Pilot, not the party high command, claiming a "wrong perception" was spread to defame him.
- The September 2022 unrest occurred as the party considered appointing Pilot as Chief Minister, prompting 81 Congress MLAs to boycott the scheduled meeting due to his 2020 rebellion in Manesar.
- Gehlot argued 100 MLAs opposed Pilot because they had "shown loyalty to the party high command" during the 2020 crisis, remaining in hotels to save the government.
- Amid speculation regarding Pilot's future leadership, Gehlot suggested he "admit" mistakes and "accept the truth," noting they still interact: "We still meet, we joke, and we talk."
- Gehlot also alleged a conspiracy to defame him regarding the 2022 Congress presidential race, claiming AICC observers Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken arrived "suddenly" to create a "tamasha.
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Discussion is rife within the Rajasthan Congress regarding the relationship between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot. Gehlot has targeted Pilot regarding the 2022 elections, but sources close to Sachin Pilot say that he will maintain silence rather than retaliate. Instead, he will focus on paper leaks, inflation, and the BJP government's failures.
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Former Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Sunday made a claim that stirred political circles, saying that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the party high command wanted him to become the Congress president, but a conspiracy prevented his appointment. Speaking to reporters, Gehlot said, “Who would not want to become Congress president? When Sonia Gandhi asked me, would I have refused? I believe a conspiracy was…
The political tussle between the Gehlot vs Pilot faction has once again started in the Rajasthan Congress. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been repeatedly raising questions about the 'Manesar incident' of 2020. Breaking his silence on the events of September 25, 2022, Gehlot said, "Some people were claiming that I rebelled against the party high command that day.
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