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Rajasthan crisis: Former minister hits back over horse-trading charges

"Gehlot did not pay attention to our demands and maintained a dictatorial attitude," says Ramesh Meena

Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan CM
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addresses the media after meeting with State Governor at his residence, in Jaipur on Tuesday.

Press Trust of India Jaipur
Former Rajasthan minister Ramesh Meena on Wednesday hit back at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over allegations about horse-trading and asked him "how much money was paid to BSP MLAs who switched over to the Congress in his previous tenure".

Earlier, Gehlot had accused former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot of being directly involved in the alleged horse-trading with the opposition BJP to bring down his government.

Ramesh Meena, who was among those Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators who made the switch to Congress, said, "The chief minister should honestly tell how much money was paid to us when we joined

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