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Gehlot did not, however, reply to a question on his remarks calling Pilot a “nikamma”, or “good for nothing”.
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With the end of political crisis for now in the Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is reaching out to the dissident MLAs, while MLAs loyal to him voiced their displeasure over the return of the rebels at a party meeting.
The truce between CM Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy CM Sachin Pilot, who have differed on a number of key issues since the formation of the Congress government in December 2018, comes days ahead of a crucial assembly session beginning August 14, eliminates any possible threat to the Gehlot dispensation, and bolsters the chief minister politically.
“If any MLA is annoyed with me, then it is my responsibility to address that.
I have kept doing this in the past and will do this now also,” Gehlot told reporters before leaving for Jaisalmer, where over 100 legislators (including those from allies) backing him are camping.
Gehlot said he did not have any idea about the formula for the return of his former deputy.
“High command knows this.
He will tell his grievances to the three-member committee formed by the party,” Gehlot said, referring to the panel formed to look into the issues raised by the 42-year-old Pilot and those who stood by him after the now-dismissed deputy chief minister’s meeting with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Gehlot did not, however, reply to a question on his remarks calling Pilot a “nikamma”, or “good for nothing”.
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