Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot are expected to attend a Congress Legislature Party meeting today. (File)
New Delhi/Jaipur:
Nearly a month after his revolt put the Ashok Gehlot government on the verge of collapse, Congress leader Sachin Pilot is expected to come face-to-face with his former boss today. The two leaders are expected to attend the Congress Legislature Party meeting scheduled for today, a day before the special session of the Rajasthan assembly.
Sachin Pilot returned to Jaipur on Tuesday, ending his month-long rebellion after a meeting with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who reassured him that his grievances would be addressed.
Mr Gehlot — who publicly called Mr Pilot “nikamma (useless)” — has said that the Congress MLAs are “naturally upset” about the truce but everyone has to move on. “Forget and forgive,” he declared while meticulously avoiding any chance of a “reunion” photo-op with Mr Pilot.
The MLAs on Team Gehlot returned to Jaipur on Wednesday and were driven straight to Fairmont, the same resort they had stayed in during the rebel crisis. They are likely to stay there till the Friday session, a sign that Mr Gehlot is not dropping his guard.
Here are the updates on Rajasthan Congress meeting:
Sachin Pilot has been invited to a Congress meeting at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s home at 5 PM. This will be his first after his reconciliation with the Congress leadership and “homecoming”. The Chief Minister announced the meeting of Congress MLAs after tweets this morning that he was all for “forget and forgive” and moving on.
The MLAs on Team Gehlot returned to Jaipur on Wednesday and were driven straight to Fairmont, the resort they had stayed in during the rebel crisis. They are likely to stay there till the Friday session, a sign that Mr Gehlot is not dropping his guard.
Sachin Pilot returned to Jaipur on Tuesday after ending his month-long rebellion. The truce was announced on Monday after he met with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who reassured him that his grievances would be addressed.
Ashok Gehlot left Jaipur before Mr Pilot arrived and chose to fly to Jaisalmer, where he had put up 100-odd MLAs to guard his flock for a possible trust vote on Friday.
To help smooth things over, the Congress has despatched senior leader KC Venugopal, who will be present at the meeting.
Sachin Pilot has been invited to a Congress meeting at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s home at 5 PM, his first after his reconciliation with the Congress leadership and “homecoming”. The Chief Minister announced the meeting of Congress MLAs after tweets this morning that he was all for “forget and forgive” and moving on.
