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By Dev Ankur Wadhawan: Politicians should follow through with the promises made while seeking votes, Sachin Pilot said in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu, an attack on his own government and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The two have been at loggerheads since 2020 when Pilot, then Gehlot’s deputy, led an open rebellion against the state government, pushing it to the brink of collapse.
“When people form governments, they should follow what they promised. If you made certain promises before coming to power, you should follow them when you come to power,” Pilot said. The Congress leader is miffed with the chief minister for taking no action despite charges of corruption against the previous BJP government in the state and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Pilot said: “I did not commit any anti-party activity by observing anshan (hunger strike). I had gone on fast against the cases of corruption raised during Vasundhara Raje’s regime. I have put my viewpoint (before KC Venugopal and Kamal Nath). I am not the only one to raise those allegations. I only demanded investigations into the cases.”
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“If the BJP thinks they can scare me by making false accusations, I am neither going to be scared nor will I backtrack,” he said, adding, “If anyone has fought against the BJP in the past and fights against the BJP today, it is me.”
Last week, Pilot sat on a hunger strike against his government in Rajasthan and claimed that his letters to Gehlot over the scams during Vasundhara Raje’s rule had gone unanswered. The Congress leadership said the day-long fast was “against the party” and called it an “anti-party activity”.
“I wrote to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the state government, seeking action on all the scams that happened under Vasundhara Raje’s rule. Generally, the chief minister responds to letters. But I have not got any response to my letter. We have to go to the people in the coming months and seek their votes. How will we face them? I requested (for action to be taken) a year ago. But now just six-seven months are left for the election,” he said after ending his fast.
Earlier, in yet another searing attack on Gehlot, Pilot accused the chief minister of being hand-in-glove with Vasundhara Raje since he hadn’t taken any action against her in the corruption cases.
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