Cong. crisis deepens after CLP sacks Pilot from Cabinet, PCC
He was accused of colluding with BJP to topple the govt.; Gehlot meets Governor
The political crisis in Rajasthan took a dramatic turn on Tuesday with the Congress sacking rebel leader Sachin Pilot both as the Deputy Chief Minister as well as Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president. The party also accused him of colluding with the Opposition BJP in its conspiracy to topple the State government. Two Ministers in the rebel camp were also dropped from the State Cabinet. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, who was camping in Jaipur as a central observer, announced the decision after a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) passed a resolution to remove Mr. Pilot and others from their positions. Mr. Pilot and the MLAs supporting him did not attend the CLP.
2 Ministers removed The Cabinet members removed were Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ramesh Meena. Mr. Surjewala announced the appointment of Minister of State for Education Go
vind Singh Dotasra as the new PCC president, replacing Mr. Pilot.
‘Swayed by BJP plot’ Mr. Surjewala said the Congress had taken the decision with a “heavy heart”, as its edifice was built around its policies and principles, which were far more important than the individuals. “Mr. Pilot and some of his associates were swayed by the BJP’s plot and had joined it to topple the government, which was unacceptable,” he said. The 42yearold Mr. Pilot, credited with leading the
party's successful campaign in the 2018 Assembly election, has been miffed over a notice issued to him by the Special Operations Group of the Rajasthan police for recording his statement in a case filed in connection with the alleged attempts to topple the government. Soon after the CLP meeting got over, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot drove to Raj Bhavan to inform Governor Kalraj Mishra of the decision and make a formal request to drop the Ministers from the Cabinet.
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