Rajasthan: Amid Widening Rift With CM Gehlot, Sachin Pilot To Float New Party? Here's What Congress Says

There is intense speculation that Pilot may give a clear indication of his way forward on June 11 when he marks his father's death anniversary in Dausa.

Sachin Pilot is expected to announce his next move on June 11, on the death anniversary of his father. ( Image Source :PTI File Photo )

Speculations are rife on former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot’s next move, he is waiting for a definitive response from the party high command as reports say he is firm on his demands which includes action against graft during the previous Vasundhara Raje government. As per some reports, Pilot may announce floating a new party while PTI, quoting sources, reported that he maintained his focus only on the fulfillment of his demands. Pilot has been demanding action against graft by the previous government and the cases of recruitment examination paper leaks.

The power tussle between Pilot and Gehlot since the Congress-formed government in Rajasthan in 2018 has stretched throughout the five-year term with the state due to undergo polls later this year. But the infighting has escalated as Pilot went on a day-long fast in April this year, defying warnings from the party, against the Gehlot government’s “inaction” to probe the graft charges. 

As per the PTI report, the meeting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot had with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi last week did not result in any resolution of "core issues" between the two Rajasthan bigwigs.

There is intense speculation that Pilot may give a clear indication of his way forward on June 11 when he marks his father's death anniversary in Dausa.

"He (Pilot) is waiting for a response from the party leadership, the ball is in their court," reported PTI quoting a source close to him as saying.

Meanwhile, Congress has denied reports of Pilot breaking away from the party. 

“There is nothing like that. Neither he (Sachin Pilot) wanted (to form a new party) earlier, nor he wants it now,” Rajasthan Congress in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday told reporters on Tuesday. 

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