Despite the political crisis in Rajasthan showing no signs of abating, the ruling Congress on Saturday claimed that it had a “comfortable majority” in the State Assembly and turned up the heat on dissidents to return to the party fold.
Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh Dotasra, who replaced Sachin Pilot, said the rebel MLAs, who had fallen into the trap of BJP, would soon realise their mistake. “If they come back to the party fold, we will accept them with dignity… We have full sympathy for them,” he said.
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Earlier in the day, the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act based on audio tapes allegedly revealing efforts at luring lawmakers with money.
The FIR named rebel Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma as the one making the deals. This follows the two FIRs lodged by the Special Operations Group of the State police.
The Speaker has already served showcase notices on 19 MLAs, including former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot under the anti-defection law.
ACB Director-General Alok Tripathi said the audio clips would be