Amid power tussle with Pilot, CM Gehlot tells media not to make people fight

Amid a tussle over leadership with his former deputy Sachin Pilot Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the media should not make people fightAddressing reporters here he asserted that the Congress election campaign in the state would focus on the schemes and programmes launched by his governmentThe veteran Congress leader also expressed confidence of his government returning to power on the basis of the works done in the last five years Gehlots comments come in the backdrop of an ongoing tussle with Pilot The duo has been at loggerheads over the chief ministers post ever since the Congress formed the government in Rajasthan in December 2018Recently Pilot opened another front against Gehlot by holding a daylong fast while alleging that the state government did not take action against the alleged corruption during the tenure of the BJP regime led by Vasundhara Raje as promised before the 2018 assembly polls Gehlot however has not offered any direct reaction to Pilots attack On Monday he said without naming anyone that the media should not make people fightThe media should stick to the truth and the facts The media should not make us fight with each other They mediapersons should fulfil their duty and it is in the public interest The media should support the government in repeating on the basis of truth he saidAlso read Firm in my demand for action on BJPs corruption Sachin PilotI do not say present false figures or praise us falsely but I would like the media to run on the basis of truth The media is under the pressure of the central government but they should see the interest of the public Gehlot told reporters here Speaking about his governments schemes and the upcoming assembly elections the Congress leader said the partys campaign would focus on the schemes of his dispensationIn the elections Prime Minister Narendra Modi Union Home Minister Amit Shah will come and take part in big road shows spend money and do everything to win the elections but we have decided that we will move forward on the basis of the state governments works he saidAssembly elections in Rajasthan are due later this year The state government has taken many decisions Gehlot said and lauded it for its excellent fiscal management and step to not impose any tax We will move forward with these things Our campaign will revolve around this BJP leaders who come will speak so many things but we will not pay attention to them We will do our work he said The government is fulfilling the pledge of serving the public and fulfilling promises Gehlot saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever