Rajasthan: 'Antakshari, Italian Cooking Amid Covid, People Are Watching', Union Minister Shekhawat On Gehlot Faction

Several videos and photos had surfaced in which Rajasthan Congress MLAs of Ashok Gehlot camp were seen performing yoga, getting cooking tips in the five-star hotel amid the political crisis in the state.

Rajasthan Political Crisis: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who has been alleged of conspiring with Sachin Pilot's rebel squad to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan, took a dig at the Congress MLAs of Gehlot faction residing at the luxury Fairmont resort in Jaipur. ALSO READ|Rajasthan Crisis: Saddened But Not Surprised By Baseless, Vexatious Allegations, Says Sachin Pilot "Amid this pandemic, you play antakshari, cook Italian food. Rajasthan is watching," Mr Shekhawat tweeted.

यह कोरोना से लड़ने का समय था और आप अंताक्षरी खेलने लगे!

यह गरीब को भोजन देने का समय था और आप इटालियन बनाना सीखने लगे! राजस्थान सतर्क है, सब देख रहा है!!#RajasthanPoliticalCrisis — Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) July 21, 2020

The Union Minister was referring to the pictures where the Congress MLAs are seen learning to cook Italian food. Earlier, Gehlot's faction also released a video where the MLAs were seen relaxing at Hotel Fairmont and singing the famous song 'Hum Honge Kamyab Ek Din’. In the video, around Gehlot along with 10-12 MLAs are seen relaxing on couches and singing the song.

#WATCH Rajasthan: Congress MLAs along with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sing 'Hum Honge Kamyaab' at Hotel Fairmont in Jaipur. pic.twitter.com/VBByRkFBku

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020

The BJP had reacted strongly to the Congress' MLAs' activities at the hotel. The saffron party accused the ruling party legislators of violating social distancing norms and other COVID-19 guidelines. "The MLAs are seen without wearing face masks and not following social distancing norms. The government is not allowing the gathering of more than 50 people in view of the coronavirus pandemic but no such rule is followed here," BJP state president Satish Poonia had said. The special operations group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police has served a notice to Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for his alleged bid to destabilise the Ashok Gehlot-led government and directed him to record his statement. Last Friday, the SOG had registered two separate first information reports (FIRs) after Congress chief whip in the Rajasthan assembly Mahesh Joshi had lodged a complaint about three audiotapes that went viral on social media. The leaked audiotapes purportedly contained elaborate conversations between a rebel Congress lawmaker and others, including one Gajendra Singh, who could be heard discussing strategies to topple the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan. Congress' 3rd CLP Meeting The Congress Legislative Party (CLP) began in Jaipur today. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Ajay Maken, state unit president Govind Singh Dotasara and others are present at the meeting, currently underway in Jaipur. This is the third CLP since the political crisis began in the state. The meeting comes a day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot'S diatribe on Monday, calling his former deputy Sachin Pilot a “nikamma” and a “nakara” (useless and worthless). After the CLP meeting, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has called for a cabinet meeting. The meeting is likely to take place at 3 pm today.