Reconciliation possible between Gehlot-Pilot, Congress high command called both of them to Delhi

Jaipur (IANS) | The Congress high command is trying to resolve differences between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot. Party sources gave this information on Sunday. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will hold a series of meetings with Rajasthan leaders in New Delhi on Monday and Tuesday.

Gehlot is also leaving for Delhi in this connection. He will leave from Jaipur at 10 am on Monday and will be in the national capital till Tuesday afternoon.

Here he will meet Kharge along with state unit chief Govind Singh Dotasara, state in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and co-in-charge Qazi Muhammad Nizamuddin, Amrita Dhawan and Virender Rathore.

Sources said that Kharge may meet Pilot as well and a separate meeting between Gehlot and Pilot may also take place.

Party leaders said the high command is seriously considering plans to get the two leaders to iron out their differences to repeat the Karnataka story in Rajasthan and hence this series of meetings has been called.

There is speculation that Pilot may be given the post of state party chief in Rajasthan but party workers from the Gehlot camp are not happy with the decision.

Now the party leaders in Delhi want both the leaders to reconcile so that they can contest the assembly elections unitedly.

Assembly elections are to be held in Rajasthan in December this year.

Party sources said the high command is seriously planning to pacify Pilot, who has asked the state government for 15 years to meet his three demands of disbanding the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, compensation to the youth affected by the paper leak and a probe. The day’s ultimatum has been given. Cases of alleged corruption are coming to the fore during the tenure of former CM Vasundhara Raje.

The ultimatum expires on May 30, and hence efforts are being made by the top state leadership to resolve the issue.

–IANS