Tag: Sachin Pilot
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Rajasthan polls: Congress releases 1st list of 152 candidates
While Pilot, a former MP, will be contesting the assembly polls for the first time, Gehlot has twice been the chief minister of the state.
November 16, 2018 -
Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot to contest Rajasthan Assembly polls
Sachin Pilot said there was a lot of infighting within the BJP over ticket distribution and disgruntled leaders had been queuing up to join the Congress.
November 14, 2018 -
Congress will get two-thirds majority in Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot
A former chief minister, Gehlot asked Congress workers to unitedly support the party candidate in the upcoming election.
October 10, 2018 -
Rare ray of hope
Opinion polls, particularly those conducted well in advance of elections are notoriously inaccurate, critics even wonder if some are deliberately slanted. Despite those realities the Congress party like the proverbial drowning man and a straw, will desperately clutch on to the poll which suggests that the party will regain Rajasthan, and despite the Prime Minister’s …
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October 9, 2018 -
Congress likely to win Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh says survey
The survey has predicted 122 seats for the Congress in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly and 47 seats for the opposition party in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly.
October 7, 2018 -
Congress will form government in Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot
He was speaking at the Congress's 'Sankalp Rally' in Dungarpur district's Sagwara area. Congress president Rahul Gandhi also addressed the rally.
September 20, 2018 -
BJP govt responsible for Rajasthan’s deteriorating law and order: Pilot
Congress’ Rajasthan unit chief Sachin Pilot blamed the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state for the deteriorating law and order situation, courtesy the divide and rule policy it had adopted. Terming the incidents of loot and arson reported in the state during the Bharat Bandh called by some Dalit groups on Monday to protest …
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April 4, 2018 -
Sachin Pilot attacks government over CBSE paper leak
Continuing his attack on the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, Rajasthan Congress head Sachin Pilot on Saturday questioned “why nobody in the government has taken the responsibility in the case of the CBSE paper leak that rocked the country this week”. At the India Today Karnataka Panchayat 2018, Pilot said the government is …
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March 31, 2018 -
Congress GenNext steps forward
First it was Sachin Pilot. Now it’s Jyotiraditya Scindia. These two prominent GenNext Congress leaders are challenging the old guard to be their party’s chief ministerial nominees for the assembly elections later this year in their home states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively. Pilot strengthened his claim by crushing the BJP to a 3-0 …
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February 28, 2018 -
Amitabh Bachchan starts following Congress leaders on Twitter, triggers speculation
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has started following some senior Congress leaders on Twitter of late, triggering speculation over his sudden interest in the party that he was once close to and had later drifted away from. After following Congress president Rahul Gandhi and the party’s official Twitter handle, he began following senior party like leaders …
February 22, 2018 -
Declaring PCC chief as CM candidate is bad: Ashok Gehlot
In a sign of factionalism within the Congress’s Rajasthan unit, former Chief Minister Askhok Gehlot on Friday said the practice among certain partymen to declare state unit chief as chief ministerial candidate was bad and projected the party in poor light. His statement comes after the appointment of former Union Minister Sachin Pilot as the …
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January 12, 2018 -
Rajasthan HC issues notice to Centre, state on immunity ordinance
The Rajasthan High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and the state government on an ordinance that aims to protect public servants from being probed for on-duty action without prior government sanction. The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance 2017, was promulgated in September. The high court gave the governments one month-time to …
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October 27, 2017 -
Congress demands scrapping of controversial ‘gag-order’ bill
The Congress in Rajasthan on Wednesday demanded scrapping of a controversial ordinance to protect public servants from being investigated for on-duty action without prior government sanction, and said they will go to court against it. Rajasthan state Congress president Sachin Pilot demanded scrapping of the “draconian gag ordinance” Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017. “Sending …
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October 25, 2017 -
Rajasthan govt will have to waive loans of farmers: Pilot
Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot demanded that the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state immediately waive the loans of farmers on the lines of relief provided to them in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Farmers in Rajasthan have been protesting, seeking loan waivers and on other issues troubling them. They had blocked roads in Sikar …
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October 9, 2017 -
Rahul may take over as Congress chief after Diwali: Pilot
Rahul Gandhi may take over as the Congress president shortly after Diwali, Rajasthan leader Sachin Pilot said on Sunday, stressing that the time had come for the party vice president to lead from the front. The Gandhi confidant also said the last names of leaders should not be treated as a disqualification in politics. …
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October 1, 2017 -
Congress mega rally on Oct 6 to corner Rajasthan govt
The Congress will start a 100-km mega rally in Rajasthan next week, which will pass through the constituencies of the chief minister and her son, to press for various demands such as redressing farmer issues. The party will also hold a protest in all district headquarters tomorrow over rising fuel prices, state Congress chief Sachin …
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September 27, 2017 -
Eid celebrated with enthusiasm in Rajasthan
Eid was celebrated with gaiety, fervour and enthusiasm in Rajasthan on Saturday. People dressed in new clothes greeted each other. The main prayer (Namaz) was performed in the Idgah on the outskirts of the city, with thousands attending. Namaz was also performed in other parts of the city and in other cities and towns of …
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September 2, 2017