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Rajasthan HC accepts Centre as a party: Latest developments

Rajasthan HC accepts Centre as a party: Latest developments

Rajasthan: HC accepts Sachin Pilot's plea to make Centre a party

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Friday marched a group of Congress MLAs towards Raj Bhawan claiming that he has the required numbers and called for an assembly session on Monday.

Gehlot’s statement came shortly after Rajasthan high court accepted Sachin Pilot‘s plea to make Centre a party in petition filed by former deputy chief minister and 18 Congress MLAs against the disqualification notice served to them by the assembly speaker.

Here is a look at top developments —

We want to start assembly session from Monday, says Gehlot

We want to start the State Assembly session from Monday. Everything will be clear then. I had a telephonic conversation with the Governor and requested him to take a decision on this immediately. Now, we are going to meet him also: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot added that the governor is not calling the assembly session despite his request is not understandable. “Probably he is under pressure from above,” he said.

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Gehlot added that if the governor fails to summon the session, all the Congress MLAs will reach Raj Bhawan and collectively request him.

“If the entire public of the state now gherao the Raj Bhawan, we will not be responsible,” he said.

CM Gehlot marches with MLAs to meet governor

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot arrived at Raj Bhawan with a group of Congress MLAs supporting him to meet governor Kalraj Mishra.

Have majority, some rebel Cong MLAs wish to return but being held captive: Gehlot

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says the Congress and its allies have a majority in the assembly and a section of its MLAs are anxious to return to the party











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