‘Nikamma, nakara’: Ashok Gehlot attacks Sachin Pilot, calls him ‘worthless’ person

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday launched a full-fledged personal attack on his former deputy and rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot, describing him as a “worthless person” who did nothing as state unit chief.

Speaking to reporters, Gehlot described Pilot as a “nikamma, nakara” (worthless person), but said he never raised questions over it in the party’s interest.

Repeating his charge that Pilot plotted to topple the Congress government in Rajasthan, Gehlot said it was disappointing that a man who achieved so much in 12 years of his political career would “play such a game”.

Gehlot said he “used to talk about conspiracy to topple his government but nobody believed that he (Pilot), having an innocent face, good command over English and Hindi and influence over the media