Firm in my demand for action on BJP's corruption: Sachin Pilot

Former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday asserted he will continue with his agitation against his own government for action against the corruption in the previous BJP governmentPilot said he is not backing down from the stand he has taken against the state Congress government and has been politely requesting it to take action in corruption cases from the previous dispensationHe said despite his daylong fast on April 11 no action has been taken in such casesSpeaking truth raising voice against corruption and injustice is among the values of the Congress party Following these values I observed oneday fast on April 11 Today its been two weeks no action has been taken so farSo again I am politely requesting the government to fulfil the promises we had made to the people Pilot told reporters here adding that now even demanding action against corruption is being termed antiparty activityPilot was speaking to media after offering his prayers at Jhadkhad Temple Shiv Temple in the cityHe said he welcomes the action taken by the AntiCorruption Bureau ACB which arrested several corrupt IAS IPS RAS and other officersThe Chief Minister himself had said that ACB is active and has raided several corrupt officers which we all welcome But when he had come into power after being in opposition for five years we never said that we would arrest a patwari or officer We had said we will take action in the corruption cases that happened in Vasundhara Jis tenure Pilot saidAlso Read It is easy to question others difficult to question oneself Rahul GandhiAfter the Pilots oneday fast Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had said that ACB has arrested several corrupt IAS IPS officers which has nowhere happened in the countryPeople voted for people because corruption was a big issue before Congress came to power he said adding that since there is very little time left in the assembly elections action should be takenIf we all raise corruption done by the BJP or if I raise the corruption issues of the previous Vasundhara Raje government and demand action on them then I believe that it is in the benefit of the party Pilot saidHe also raised questions over inaction against the party leaders who defied the partys high command in September 2022It is true that the incident that took place on September 25 was an open violation of the orders of our Congress President Sonia Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken were openly insulted Why hasnt action been taken against them yet This is the question the answer lies with the party Pilot 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