Pilot in Delhi day after fast seeking action against Vasundhara govt graft

Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot reached Delhi on Wednesday a day after he observed a fast in Jaipur demanding action in cases of alleged corruption under the previous Vasundhara Rajeled BJP government in RajasthanThere was speculation that he might meet the partys AICC incharge of Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and other senior leaders but sources close to Pilot said no meetings were fixedOn Tuesday Pilot sat on a daylong fast in Jaipur urging the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan to act on alleged cases of corruption when the BJP ran the state under Vasundhara RajeDefying the Congress central leaderships warning that the move would be considered antiparty Pilot went ahead with his fast from 11 am to 4 pmAlso Read Rajasthan Sachin Pilot ignores warning holds daylong anshanAs he left the site where he held the fast in Jaipur Pilot told reporters that Rahul Gandhi the Congress and other opposition parties have united over corruption and financial irregularities and claimed that his fast will speed up this movementThe former deputy chief minister also said that he wrote two letters on this issue to Gehlot last year but received no replyWe had assured people that effective action will be taken against corruption by the former BJP government I wanted the Congress government to take action but it has not happened in over four years Pilot saidThis struggle against corruption will continue he addedBoth Gehlot and Pilot were keen on the chief ministers post when the party won in the state assembly elections in 2018 But the Congress high command picked Gehlot for the top post for a third timeIn July 2020 Pilot and a section of Congress MLAs had rebelled openly against Gehlot demanding a change of leadership in the state Pilot was then stripped of the posts of deputy chief minister and Pradesh Congress Committee presidentThe monthlong crisis ended after the Congress central leaderships assurance to look into the issues Pilot raisedGehlot later used terms like gaddar traitor nakara failure and nikamma worthless for Pilot and accused him of being involved with BJP leaders in a conspiracy to topple the Congress governmentLast September MLAs in the Gehlot camp boycotted a Congress Legislature Party CLP meeting and held a parallel one to stall what they felt was an attempt to make Pilot the new chief minister Gehlot was then being considered for the party presidents postThis 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