Tag: Sachin Pilot
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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 -
How will AAP manage Punjab when it could not handle Delhi, asks Sachin Pilot
AICC leader and former Union minister Sachin Pilot on Tuesday hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for leaving the national capital in a mess while promoting his personal interests in Punjab and Goa, questioning how he could hope to manage a large state like Punjab when he …
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January 31, 2017 -
BJP should declare polls as referendum on demonetisation: Congress
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday dared BJP to declare Assembly polls in five states as a referendum on demonetisation if it was confident that the move has helped in checking terrorism, black money, naxalism and drugs menace. Claiming that demonetisation brought instability in the country, he said "even leaders from BJP are openly admitting …
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January 31, 2017 -
Parrikar, Modi let down soldiers on OROP: Sachin Pilot
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has let down soldiers on the OROP issue, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Friday, while also sarcastically referring to Parrikar as BJP's "return gift" to Goa. "As far as One Rank One Pension is concerned, this government has actually gone back on its commitment. The …
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January 27, 2017