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Fight is against dictatorial style of Gehlot, not Congress: Pilot MLAs

"We are true soldiers of the Congress and our fight is not against the party, but we cannot work under Gehlot's leadership," said Hemaram Chaudhary, a six time MLA and a former Congress legislative pa

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Gehlot has accused Pilot and those supporting him of colluding with the BJP to topple his government by allegedly engaging in horse-trading

Press Trust of India New Delhi

5 min read Last Updated : Aug 04 2020 | 8:19 PM IST

Asserting that neither former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot nor the MLAs supporting him have spoken against the top Congress leadership or the party, three legislators backing Pilot on Tuesday said their fight is about "self-respect", and against the "dictatorial" working style of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Hemaram Chaudhary, a six time MLA and a former Congress legislative party leader, said,"we are true soldiers of the Congress and our fight is not against the party, but we cannot work under Gehlot's leadership".

The chief minister himself has stated that he was not on talking terms with the deputy chief minister, so

Topics : Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot Rajasthan government Indian National Congress

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