Focus shifts to Rajasthan as Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet Sachin Pilot

Senior Congress chief Sachin Pilot met former celebration chief Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday amid hypothesis over Cupboard growth and organisation rejig in Rajasthan. The dialogue between the previous deputy chief minister and the Gandhi siblings comes days after the dramatic developments in Punjab the place the Congress changed Amarinder Singh as chief minister and appointed Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit chief, to the highest submit of the state.

Pilot, who had additionally met Gandhi final week, met him at his Tughlaq Highway residence and Priyanka Gandhi was additionally current in the course of the assembly.

Because the developments in Punjab, the facility circles within the Congress are abuzz that Rajasthan, the place Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot have been locked in a management tussle, in addition to Chhattisgarh, had been subsequent on the checklist of Rahul Gandhi to set the celebration’s home so as.

Although there was no official phrase on what transpired on the assembly, sources stated the upcoming cupboard growth and organisational rejig had been mentioned.

Pilot for lengthy has been demanding that Cupboard growth ought to occur and appointments to boards and firms within the state be made quickly. He has been asserting that Congress staff and leaders working intently with him for the celebration needs to be given their dues.

There’s additionally discuss of Pilot being introduced again as chief of the state unit whilst his supporters insist {that a} management change needs to be effected in Rajasthan by changing Gehlot.

Pilot and the MLAs supporting him had revolted in opposition to Chief Minister Gehlot final 12 months over his model of functioning, after which Pilot was faraway from the posts of the state celebration chief and the Rajasthan deputy chief minister.

Sources stated the management is eager to resolve all points in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the place Well being Minister T S Singhdeo is searching for to interchange Bhupesh Baghel as chief minister citing a verbal settlement that the management place can be shared between the 2 for 2 and a half years every, forward of the following spherical of meeting polls.

Congress basic secretary in-charge of Rajasthan Ajay Maken had stated final week that the roadmap is prepared for cupboard growth and organisational rejig within the state.

“If Ashok Gehlot had not fallen unwell we’d have carried out cupboard growth and the roadmap is prepared for appointment at board firms and district presidents,” Maken had stated at a press convention.