'These are lies that Priyanka Gandhi rung up
Sachin Pilot.'
IMAGE:
Sachin Pilot, left, with Rahul Gandhi, then the Congress president, in Jaipur
in happier times for both leaders. Photograph: PTI Photo
The most vocal and the most
articulate among the 19 MLAs in the Sachin Pilot camp, who have been served notices by the assembly speaker,
is Vishwendra Singh.
The MLA from Deeh-Kumher
and ousted tourism minister in the Ashok Gehlot cabinet, Singh has been tweeted
his grievances non-stop.
Laced with humour and shayari,
Singh tweeted on Tuesday, 'It feels nice to become just an MLA from being a
minister in just a day'.
'Today was just a 20-20.
The test match begins tomorrow. Keep watching what happens next', Singh
tweeted, tagging Chief Minister Gehlot.
"We just wanted to
highlight people's grievances to the Congress high command. The charge that we
are trying to ally with the BJP is a clever ploy to malign us before the people
of Rajasthan," Singh, a Pilot loyalist, tells Prasanna D Zore.
Why has the assembly speaker
issued a notice to the 19 Congress MLAs who are with Sachin Pilot? Have you
received the notice?
Let me be very clear about
this notice.
It means nothing.
There is a Supreme
Court ruling (external link) from Arunachal Pradesh which
clearly overruled the speaker when a no-confidence motion was tabled against
him.
The other argument is a
three-line whip, or any such whip, can be issued only when the assembly or
Parliament is in session.
That is not applicable in
our case.
Like, if I invited you for
tea and for some reason if you are unable to make it, then there is no way you
can suspend or end our membership of the House.
This is a clear example of
bullying us for speaking about people's issues.
What does the speaker's
notice say?
The speaker says that by
the 17th (of July), you please give a reply as to why you were not
present for the CLP (Congress Legislature Party) meetings.
Will you be responding to
the notice?
Yes, we are talking with
our lawyers and soon we will send a reply to this notice.
Are you unhappy about the
way events have unfolded in Rajasthan and the way Sachin Pilot was treated?
Not only Pilot sahab,
but myself and Ramesh Meena too are being targeted.
They have sent us this
notice with the aim of disqualifying us from the membership of the Rajasthan
assembly.
But this is just not
possible.
All of us will not cease to
exist.
They can't disqualify us
from being MLAs.
They can throw us out of
the Congress. That's okay.
But they cannot throw us
out of the assembly.
We are elected by the people
of the state.
Such notices apply only
when the assembly is in session.
Sachin Pilot has clearly
stated that he will not join the Bharatiya Janata Party. So, what next for
Sachin and the 19 MLAs who have been served this notice?
That only Pilot can answer.
I am not authorised to
respond to such questions.
He is our leader and he
will find the best way for the development of the state and for solving the
issues of our people.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
has alleged that Pilot was in talks with the BJP to topple his government.
Some Congress leaders claim there is a taped telephonic conversation between Pilot and BJP leaders that indicate the same.
Some Congress leaders claim there is a taped telephonic conversation between Pilot and BJP leaders that indicate the same.
The point is the BJP has
repeatedly said that this is the Congress's in-house fighting and it should not
be dragged into it.
What wrong have we done?
We just wanted to highlight
people's grievances to the Congress high command. The high command never
reached out to us despite seeking appointments repeatedly.
These are all lies that
Priyanka Gandhi rung up (and spoke with Sachin Pilot), this one rung up
and that one rung up.
The charge that we are
trying to ally with the BJP is a clever ploy to malign us before the people of
Rajasthan.
Did discussions happen
between Sachin Pilot and the BJP to topple the Gehlot government?
All this is nonsense plied
by friendly media.
We have been waiting for
three days to get a response (from the high command). But nobody has
contacted us.
These are all lies.
Why is the Congress high
command not interested in talking to Sachin Pilot and the 19 MLAs who are with
him?
It is obvious that Mr
Gehlot wants him (Pilot) out of the government and which he so far has
succeeded in doing.
Won't that harm his
government by putting it in a minority?
That is what is on right
now.
They shouldn't think they
can get away with this, by disqualifying us.
Do you think the Gehlot
government will survive this crisis?
I think you better speak
with Sachinji. You will get better responses.
You were a minister in the
Gehlot government. What would be your message to the chief minister?
I have already sent a
message out in a video. That is the message.
What is our fault? What
anti-party activities have we done?
So you would still want to
remain with the Congress?
We are still in the
Congress.
What if the party disqualifies
you? What will be the option then?
Then we'll think about it.
Let them dare to do that
first.
How can I respond to
something which is premature?
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