Issues were ideological, important to be raised: Sachin Pilot after meeting Rahul Gandhi
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot, who met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra earlier in the day, said his rebellion was based on ideological issues, which were 'important to be raised.'
Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot seeks appointment with top leadership : Report
Aug 10, 2020, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot has sought an appointment with Congress leadership exactly a month after he and 18 other dissident party MLAs declared revolt against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, said media reports.
Rajasthan Crisis: Gehlot alleges horse trading rates higher than ever, shifts MLAs to Jaisalmer
Jul 31, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has flown the MLAs in his camp, who were staying at a hotel near Jaipur, to a luxury resort in Jaisalmer, said a media report.
Six ex-BSP MLAs crucial for Ashok Gehlot govt's survival get notice from Rajasthan High Court
Jul 31, 2020, at 01:29 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the six BSP MLAs, who defected to Congress, and the state's assembly speaker on petitions by the BSP and BJP.
Rajasthan assembly session to commence from Aug 14, Guv Kalraj Mishra orders
Jul 30, 2020, at 04:41 am
Jaipur/IBNS: The Rajasthan assembly session would commence from Aug 14, a notice from Governor Kalraj Mishra's office stated on Wednesday evening after days of turmoil over the issue.
Rajasthan Governor rejects Ashok Gehlot's request for assembly session again
Jul 29, 2020, at 06:55 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday turned down Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's request for an assembly session for the third time, media reports said.
ED summons Ashok Gehlot's brother in fertiliser export scam case
Jul 29, 2020, at 05:18 am
Jaipur/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's brother Agrasain Gehlot and asked him to join investigation in an alleged money laundering case linked to the fertiliser export scam that took place between 2007 and 2009.
Looking to teach Ashok Gehlot a lesson for theft of BSP MLAs: Mayawati
Jul 28, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: In more worries for the Rajasthan Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday said she would go to the Supreme Court fighting the alleged theft of her six MLAs by the grand old party, intending to teach a lesson to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Rajasthan Governor agrees to call Assembly session but with conditions
Jul 28, 2020, at 12:50 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan GovernorKalraj Mishra has agreed to call an assembly session provided the government gives a 21-day notice.
Gehlot v Pilot: Rajasthan Speaker withdraws petition from Supreme Court
Jul 27, 2020, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an interesting turn of events, Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi on Monday withdrew his own petition filed against the high court order which had stayed the disqualification of 19 rebel Congress MLAs, media reports said.
Vote against Congress in Rajasthan floor test: Mayawati's whip to BSP MLAs
Jul 27, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Lucknow/Jaipur/IBNS: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has issued a whip to her six party MLAs to vote against the Congress' Rajasthan government, if a floor test is conducted in the assembly to check if Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot enjoys the majority to remain in power, media reports said.
Are Rajasthan Speaker's disqualification notices to Congress MLAs valid? SC to resume hearing
Jul 27, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Monday resume hearing on the pleas that challenge Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi's constitutional validity in serving disqualification notices to 19 rebel MLAs of the ruling party Congress.
Gehlot sends fresh proposal for Rajasthan Assembly session, leaves out floor test
Jul 26, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has asked Governor Kalraj Mishra to call an assembly session on July 31 to discuss bills, including one on the coronavirus pandemic, without mentioning a floor test, media reports said on Sunday.
Jul 26, 2020, at 02:17 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday told his party MLAs he would even go to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to prevent the opponent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from allegedly stalling the floor test in the assembly, as the Congress infighting has left the desert state in the middle of a political crisis.
BJP conspiracy to topple Rajasthan govt clear, Guv must call Assembly Session: Rahul Gandhi
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing political impasse in Rajasthan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that it appears to be a clear conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in the state.
Party intrigued by your actions, don't make public tamasha: Kapil Sibal tells Sachin Pilot
Jul 25, 2020, at 04:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday told former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, who turned rebel against the Ashok Gehlot government in the desert state, that he cannot become a CM with the support of just 20-25 MLAs.
Rajasthan politics: Ashok Gehlot camp 'gheraoes' Raj Bhawan, demands floor test
Jul 24, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan MLAs, supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, here on Wednesday sat on a protest inside the Raj Bhawan premises, demanding an Assembly session urgently, so that Mr Gehlot can prove the majority at the Floor of the House.
Won't be responsible if people surround Raj Bhawan: Ashok Gehlot asking Guv to conduct floor test
Jul 24, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said he would not take the responsibility of a mass protest outside Raj Bhawan if Governor Kalraj Mishra does not open assembly to conduct a floor test, giving the ruling party a chance to prove majority.
Rajasthan HC to pass order on Sachin Pilot camp's pleas challenging disqualification
Jul 24, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: The Rajasthan High Court on Friday will pass a judgement on whether Assembly Speaker CP Joshi can disqualify 19 rebel MLAs of the ruling party Congress.
Rajasthan assembly session soon, have majority: Ashok Gehlot
Jul 24, 2020, at 02:35 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that the state will have its assembly session soon, claiming he has the majority support of Congress MLAs even as his government faces rebellion from former deputy CM Sachin Pilot and his supporters.
Gehlot v Pilot case: No stay on HC order by Supreme Court, next hearing on Monday
Jul 23, 2020, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for the Ashok Gehlot camp in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to put a stay on the high court's upcoming order on the disqualification notices served to 19 rebel Congress MLAs by Assembly Speaker CP Joshi.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot writes to PM Modi alleging attempts to destabilise his govt
Jul 23, 2020, at 02:27 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is facing a crisis from the rebel leaders in his state, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleging attempts to bribe Congress MLAs to topple his government.
Rajasthan crisis: Speaker to move SC after Sachin Pilot camp gets relief over disqualification
Jul 22, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Leading the desert state to a constitutional crisis amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi on Wednesday said he will knock the doors of the Supreme Court after his disqualification notices served to 19 rebel Congress MLAs were put on hold by the high court.
Rajasthan HC rules no disqualification of Sachin Pilot camp till Jul 24, verdict on Friday
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday ruled no rebel Congress MLAs including Sachin Pilot can be disqualified till Jul 24, media reports said.
Rajasthan HC to resume hearing on pleas filed by Sachin Pilot camp against MLAs' disqualification
Jul 21, 2020, at 03:57 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday will resume hearing on the pleas filed by rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot and his 18 loyalists against the disqualification notices served to them by Assembly Speaker CP Joshi.
Bringing down democratically-elected government is treachery: Shiv Sena on Rajasthan crisis
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena, which is presently an ally of the Congress in Maharashtra, said bringing down a democratically-elected government is "treachery" while commenting on the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, media reports said.
Rajasthan Congress crisis: Ashok Gehlot claims 2 Bharatiya Tribal Party MLAs' support
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:01 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the ongoing political crisis in the Congress-ruled state Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday claimed the support of two regional party MLAs.
Rajasthan Crisis: BJP questions Congress on phone tapping; seeks CBI probe into audio tapes released
Jul 18, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the ongoing power tussle in Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has questioned the ruling Congress if the phones of the state leaders are being tapped as case based on the telephonic conversation between BJP leaders has been filed to investigate an alleged conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot government.
Vasundhara Raje asked Congress MLAs to support Ashok Gehlot: BJP ally
Jul 17, 2020, at 06:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Adding a new twist to the ongoing political drama in Rajasthan, a lawmaker of Bharatiya Janata Party's ally in the state alleged that former CM Vasundhara Raje is helping her successor Ashok Gehlot by asking Congress MPs to support the present Chief Minister, whose government faces a threat from rebel leader Sachin Pilot.
Jul 16, 2020, at 10:03 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: The Rajasthan High Court has asked rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot and his 18 loyalists to file a fresh petition against Assembly Speaker CP Joshi's disqualification notice, which was served to the politicians for "anti-party activities", on Friday.