Friday, 14 December 2018

Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot meet Rahul Gandhi for another round of talks on Rajasthan CM post

New Delhi, Dec 14 After a few rounds of discussions on selecting the chief minister of Rajasthan, top contenders for the post, Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, reached the residence of party chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday for a last settlement on the issue.

As indicated by sources, both Gehlot and Pilot were called by the Congress president for a friendly settlement to the issue amid a clear fight between the old and the young guard in the party.

Sources said former Union minister and party leader from Rajasthan Jitendra Singh met Pilot earlier in the day and after that met Gandhi.

Party's central observer for Rajasthan K C Venugopal and AICC general secretary in-charge of party affairs in the state Avinash Pande were additionally present at Gandhi's living arrangement amid the discourses.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was available amid the goals of the issue in Madhya Pradesh between Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia, was available at Gandhi's residence Friday, though she left ahead of a meeting with Gehlot and Pilot.

Congress chief representative Randeep Surjewala, when gotten some information about the distinctions inside the Rajasthan unit, denied it and said due process of consultation was on.

"There is no dispute or difference within the Congress units on chief minister's post in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh," he told reporters here.

"Be it Rajasthan or Chhattisgarh, a fair treatment of talks is on among the pioneers so we can frame a decent government. Madhya Pradesh has been chosen and boss pastor's issue will be chosen for Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in a day or two also," he said.

Sources said the issue would be resolved Friday itself and the declaration would be made at the Congress Legislature Party meeting.

Meanwhile, there was sloganeering for Pilot by a portion of his supporters outside Gandhi's habitation when the meeting took place.

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