Speaking at a function held by the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), party leader Rahul Gandhi, who had earlier said Pilot was "always in my heart", was also dismissive.
He has an undeniable following in the party. But after being deputy chief minister, being an ordinary MLA will chafe.
Mayawati has been increasingly vocal in her opposition to the Congress
The reference was to reports that MLAs close to the rebel leaders are holed up in hotels in Gurgaon in Haryana, where the BJP is in power
Sachin Pilot was sacked as Rajasthan deputy chief minister and state party president
Sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and the other MLAs asked to respond to Speaker's notice by Friday
After Sachin Pilot said that truth cannot be defeated, Rajasthan Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey took a dig at him, saying he was right and it has been a victory for people of the state
Several Congress leaders, including Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor and former MP Priya Dutt expressed disappointment at the removal of Sachin Pilot from the posts in the party and from the Rajasthan Cabinet
The Congress now has just 100 MLAs, the half-way mark in the 200-member Assembly.
Shekhawat also took a swipe at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying he is behind all this "propaganda" to cover up the failures of his government which is now in "minority"
However, it would be most unfortunate if he follows Jyotiraditya Scindia and joins the BJP
Maharashtra Congress leader Milind Deora, who is not altogether happy with his current lot in the party, is also being spoken of as someone in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party
Gehlot and the other ministers arrived there from the hotel where they were holed up amid the power tussle between Gehlot and Pilot
The three-time Congress MLA had contested the Lakshmanagarh pachayat samiti in 2005 before being given the party ticket for the assembly elections three years later
102 MLAs present at the CLP meeting at Jaipur have unanimously demanded Sachin Pilot's removal from the party
A day after the Congress said the "doors are open" for Pilot and gave him a second chance, the party virtually closed them for him
Prasada, considered a leader of the party's young brigade', also expressed the hope that the situation can be salvaged
AICC spokesperson Randeep Surjewala announced the decision after a Congress Legislature Party meeting amid a tussle for power between Pilot and CM Ashok Gehlot
The 10-second video was shared late at night on Pilot's official WhatsApp group
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