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The MLAs of the Ashok Gehlot camp, who have been staying at a hotel on the Jaipur- Delhi Highway amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, will be shifted to Jaisalmer on Friday, Congress sources said. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/39PwBSQ

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday approved a revised proposal sent by the Ashok Gehlot-led state government to convene the Assembly session from August 14. The Governor in his order has also directed that all measures should be taken during the conduct of Assembly Session, as per the guidelines issued to prevent the spread of coronavirus. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jVCF0O

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the July 24 order of the high court which had directed maintenance of status quo on the disqualification notice issued to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/30bl24U

The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday filed a writ petition in the Rajasthan High Court challenging the merger of six of its party MLAs with the ruling Congress in the state. Sandeep Yadav, Wajib Ali, Deepchand Kheria, Lakhan Meena, Jogendra Awana and Rajendra Gudha had won the 2018 assembly elections on BSP tickets. They defected to the Congress in September 2019. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/39ArW70

It is a big day for Rajasthan politics with the apex court all set to resume hearing on the matter of the disqualification of 19 MLAs including Sachin Pilot as requested by the Rajasthan Assembly speaker. The Supreme Court will hear the matter after Rajasthan Assembly speaker CP Joshi filed a plea challenging the Rajasthan High Court's order against the disqualification of 19 rebel Congress MLAs. As Congress is occupied with rebellions from within, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which had its 6 MLAs support the Ashok Gehlot government in the state has decided to pull out the support. BSP supremo Mayawati has issued a whip to 6 of its MLAs to vote against the Gehlot government if it comes to a floor test. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OYzeYO

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday has issued a whip to its 6 MLAs directing them to vote against Congress in any "No Confidence Motion" or any proceedings to be held during Rajasthan Assembly Session. National General Secretary of BSP Satish Chandra Mishra said that notices have been issued to six MLAs separately as well as collectively, stating that since BSP is a National Party, there cannot be any merger at the state level unless there is a merger of BSP at the national level. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OWWI0p

The situation in Rajasthan politics' ongoing crisis moved at a fast pace on Friday after the High Court decided to rule in favour of rebel Congress MLA and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot paraded his MLAs at the Raj Bhawan asking Governor Kalraj Mishra to call for an immediate assembly session where team Gehlot could put to rest any speculation of them not having a majority in the house. The Governor has been less than keen on calling the assembly session, and he cited the coronavirus reasons for not asking MLAs to gather for an assembly session, which 'can wait for some time'. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jKHZUH

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused Governor Kalraj Mishra on Friday of being under pressure to not call an assembly session. Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call a session, but he had not yet issued the order. "We want an assembly session from Monday," the chief minister told reporters outside the hotel where the legislators supporting him are camping. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jApBxA

Rajasthan politics stand at a crossroads with two of the senior-most leaders of the ruling Congress party — Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot — now expressing their displeasure with each other’s work in the open. While Ashok Gehlot is the rock that binds the Congress cadre in the state, Sachin Pilot is/was the young starlet that the Congress was banking on, not just in Rajasthan but also in the Centre at some point in the future. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eTCOOw

Sachin Pilot has had an upper hand in the Supreme Court as the apex court refused to stop the Rajasthan High Court from announcing its verdict on Pilot's plea challenging disqualification notices served to him and 18 other MLAs, as was requested by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jxr7k0

Amid a political upheaval in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that "despicable attempts are being made to destabilize elected governments through horse-trading." This comes at a time when Gehlot is in a power tussle with Sachin Pilot, who was recently removed as Deputy CM for revolting. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WH4SOI

The Rajasthan Assembly Speaker on Wednesday said he will move the Supreme Court, a day after receiving a “direction” from the high court to defer action on the notices sent to dissident Congress MLAs. Speaker CP Joshi told reporters that he is filing a special leave petition (SLP) before the apex court to avoid a constitutional crisis. The division bench Tuesday deferred its order till Friday on a petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs, challenging the disqualification notices sent to them. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WM6VB0

Reacting to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's comments, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Monday apparently linked his release from nearly nine months of detention to the revolt by Sachin Pilot against the Congress government in Rajasthan. Taking to Twitter, Abdullah, who is also the vice president of the National Conference, said that he would be taking legal action against the Chhattisgarh chief minister for his comments made during an interview with a prominent English newspaper. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZJIje9

Reacting to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga’s allegation that former Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot had offered him Rs 35 crore to join BJP, Pilot said this is done solely to malign his image and to stifle the legitimate concerns that he had raised against the party leadership of the state, as a member and MLA of INC. Speaking to news agency ANI, Pilot said, "I am saddened but not surprised to be at the receiving end of such baseless and vexatious allegations being levelled against me. This is done solely to malign me and to stifle the legitimate concerns that I had raised against the party leadership of the state, as a member and MLA of INC. This attempt further aims at defaming me and attack my credibility". from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2CnLEa6

Launching a scathing personal attack against his former Deputy Chief Minister, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot called Sachin Pilot "Nikamma, nakara... (good for nothing)". Gehlot's personal attack just did not end here as he went on to add, " 10-12 Saal Ke Game Mey Sab Kuch Ban Gaye. Uskey Baad Mey Jis Roop Mey Khel Khela Woh Durbhagya purna Hai. Sarkar Ko Topple Karne Ki Conspiracy Chal Rahi Hai. [His rise in 10 to 12 years in Rajasthan politics is phenomenal. From MP at a young age to minister union cabinet to state Congress president, Pilot had it all. But the way he played politics was unfortunate. He conspired to topple the government in Rajasthan]".  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ODaVj1

The Rajasthan High Court has begun the hearing on the writ petition filed by rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident party MLAs from Rajasthan, challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the state Assembly speaker. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3hgy9rl

The Congress demanded Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's resignation on Sunday for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan. He said the Centre is threatening in the name of CBI because it wants to stop the probe into the conspiracy. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eFTuIX

Breaking her silence over the political feud in the state's congress government, BJP leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said it is unfortunate that the people of Rajasthan have to pay for the discord within the Congress. "There is no point in trying to drag the BJP and BJP leaders' names through the mud," she said over allegations that her party was trying to topple the elected government. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WAXyUW

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday addressed a press conference over the audiotapes released by Congress. Raising five questions over the phone tapping incident, BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra demanded a CBI probe into the matter. Speaking on the audiotapes, Sambit Patra said phone tapping can only be done by authorized agencies as per the due process of law and subject to approve safeguards and SOPs. BJP leader Laxmikant Bhardwaj had filed a complaint against Congress leaders including Randeep Surjewala and Govind Singh Dotasra for associating Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's name with an alleged audio clip related to "conspiring to topple" the elected government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3h5H9zs

BJP leader Laxmikant Bhardwaj filed a complaint against Congress leaders including Randeep Surjewala and Govind Singh Dotasra for associating Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's name with an alleged audio clip related to conspiring to topple the elected government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Ch6oQO