The resignation of one of the senior Congress leaders Jitin Prasada has dealt a big blow to the party. Recognizing that the Congress party, which is on the verge of disintegration, cannot afford to lose any of its last prominent figures, Rajasthan Congress in-charge Ajay Maken has assured that former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and his camp of all pending complaints. The rebellion against Gehlot will be resolved soon. He also said that as per the demands put forth by the pilot camp, the cabinet seats that have fallen vacant in the state government will be filled soon. Ajay Maken’s remarks came in response to Pilot’s statement that the party high command is yet to resolve the issues that led to his rebellion against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in July 2020. He also claimed that a committee appointed last year to address his issues had failed. Fulfill the promises made to him when he returned to the party after a month long drama with 18 MLAs. According to a report in Hindustan Times, six MPs close to former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot met him at his Jaipur residence on Thursday. After this, he asked the Congress high command to fill up the vacant seats in the state government at the earliest. He further demanded that the government should make important political appointments at the earliest. After a two-hour meeting with Pilot, Ved Prakash Solanki, an MLA from Chaksu assembly constituency, pointed to the Congress panel probing problems with the party’s Punjab unit and asked why, if the issues raised by the Punjab Congress leaders. Can be addressed in 10 days, shouldn’t the concerns of the Rajasthan unit be resolved in 10 months? “There has not been any discussion or hearing on the demands raised by us… it is not about discussion with us, but the way Punjab Congress issues were heard and a report was submitted in 10 days, it has helped the workers here. has disappointed. When things can happen in Punjab in 10 days, So why can’t it be done here in 10 months? He asked. “I have been saying time and again that governance should be decentralised, and political appointments should be made at the earliest, be it at the block, district or state level. I also want to say that the cabinet should be expanded… if the CM does not want to consider the people of this side (pilot camp) then… don’t. At least consider your people and Congress workers. This time is not yours or mine but of Congress workers who worked hard to bring the party government in the state. They should be given importance,” he said. Another MLA Mukesh Bhakar also supported Solanki’s stand on cabinet expansion and political appointments and said: “Those who worked hard for five years, they should get their dues.” They said, “Our struggle continues. My leaders are pilots and I am always by their side in any political situation.” The Congress had in August deputed a 3-member committee of senior leaders, including AICC in-charge Ajay Maken, to resolve differences between the Gehlot and Pilot camps. Discord within the Rajasthan Congress The rift between the two groups within the state administration became apparent in July last year, when rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot was sacked as deputy chief minister and state Congress chief by the Congress party, which accused him of conspiracy. accused of creating This was followed by a month-long thrilling drama to destabilize the BJP government, with Ashok Gehlot revealing for the first time that the two were in the last 1. Haven’t been talking for 5 years. The tussle escalated when the Rajasthan CM targeted the rebel leader by calling him “non-functional and nakara (useless)”. The show reached its climax when finally Sachin Pilot returned to his home ground and conceded defeat in front of Ashok Gehlot. Soon, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot informed that a 3-member committee has been formed by the Congress party to resolve the grievances with Sachin Pilot. He claimed that there will always be peace and brotherhood in the grand old party.
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