“Matter Of Touch And Go”: Ashok Gehlot On Sachin Pilot’s 2020 Rebellion

Jaipur:

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday expressed concern over elected governments being “toppled via horse-trading”, telling Supreme Courtroom and HC judges at an occasion in Jaipur they might “have met another chief minister right now” had his authorities not someway overcome the 2020 disaster.

“It was a matter of touch-and-go,” he stated, in an apparent reference to the existential risk his authorities confronted in 2020 because of a rise up led by his then deputy Sachin Pilot.

Chief Minister Gehlot has since alleged that BJP chief and Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was additionally behind the try and topple the Congress authorities.

“I do not understand how my authorities survived. I might not have been standing earlier than you right now. You’ll have met another chief minister right now. It was a matter of touch-and-go,” he stated.

The chief minister additionally stated the scenario within the nation is worrisome as elected governments are being “toppled via horse-trading”.

“State governments are being overthrown. Goa, Manipur, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. This ‘Tamasha’ is occurring. Is there democracy if elected governments are overthrown by horse-trading,” he stated.

On the occasion, he additionally deprecated assaults on Supreme Courtroom justices over their observations in opposition to suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks on Prophet Mohammad, saying an “challenge” was created when the 2 judges expressed their views.

He was referring to the observations made by a Supreme Courtroom bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Surya Kant which had on July 1 rebuked MS Sharma for her “disturbing” remarks in opposition to the Prophet Mohammad.

The bench had stated Ms Sharma’s remarks led to unlucky incidents and ignited feelings throughout the nation. 

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