Jaipur: Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot seems to be adopting a soft approach against the rebels from the Sachin Pilot camp, as he openly announced on Saturday that he will forgive and embrace them if they apologise to the party high command. Speaking to the media in Jaisalmer, the […]
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Rajasthan Cong MLAs shifted to Jaisalmer amid horse trading allegations
Jaipur: Amid allegations of horse trading, the Rajasthan Congress MLAs staying at a hotel in Jaipur have been shifted to Jaisalmer for the next 14 days on Friday. The Rajasthan Assembly is scheduled to convene on August 14 and till then the MLAs will stay at the Jaisalmer resort. The MLAs were staying at Hotel Fairmount […]
Finally, Rajasthan Governor gives nod to assembly session from Aug 14
Jaipur: After rejecting the state government’s proposal to call a special assembly session in Rajasthan thrice,Governor Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday finally approved the revised proposal sent by the state government requesting to convene special assembly session on August 14 after holding a cabinet meeting in the evening. The Governor, in his order, has directed that […]
Rajasthan Governor allows assembly session but with conditions
Jaipur: Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday allowed the state government to convene a special assembly session but with conditions. He said that the session should be called on 21 days notice so that MLAs during corona times may not face problems coming to Jaipur and all of them can […]
Can PM crush constitutional traditions for power, asks Congress
Jaipur: Soon after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sent a revised proposal to the Governor for convening a special Assembly session on July 31, the Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of fighting the party instead of coronavirus and asked if he could crush constitutional traditions for power. Congress leader Ajay Maken told the media […]
Rajasthan CM pushing state into anarchy: BJP says in memo to Governor
Jaipur: A day after a face-off between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot supported by his MLAs and Governor Kalraj Mishra over the convening of a special Assembly session, a BJP delegation on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Mishra, accusing the CM and his government of pushing the state towards anarchy. The memorandum also accused the state […]
Enjoy full majority, will call Assembly session soon: Gehlot
Jaipur: Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan following the rebellion by his now sacked deputy Sachin Pilot and his loyal MLAs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday asserted that he enjoys a full majority in the Assembly. Addressing the media here, he said: “We have a majority and will call a session soon as […]
Court orders probe against Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in credit society scam
Jaipur: Four days after the Special Operation Group (SOG) sent a notice to Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in connection with the purported audio clips indicating his alleged involvement in horse trading of MLAs in Rajasthan, a city court has directed the Rajasthan police to probe a complaint alleging Shekhawat’s role in a credit society scam […]
Sachin Pilot serves notice to Congress MLA over bribery allegations
Jaipur: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday served a legal notice to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga, who accused him of offering a bribe of Rs 35 crore to switch to the BJP camp. Pilot also sought compensation of Re 1 along with an apology from Malinga within seven days, saying that he will […]
Gehlot writes to Modi, alleges attempts to topple Rajasthan government
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who has been fighting rebellion from his political rival Sachin Pilot, on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi drawing his attention towards the alleged horse trading going on in the state to topple the government. Gehlot questioned Modi asking, “How can the ruling party at the Centre play […]