Final 12 months, the Congress managed to stave off a rise up by the Pilot camp. File
Jaipur:
The BJP has latched onto a tweet by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s financial advisor Arvind Mayaram about “hiring pilots” to take a swipe on the state’s ruling occasion over dissidence inside its ranks.
Mr Mayaram’s tweet got here amid a tussle between Mr Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot.
In his tweet on Thursday, Mr Mayaram shared a cartoon whose caption stated, “I haven’t got a pilot license or any flying expertise. Recruit me for the cancelled flights.” Together with the picture, he wrote, “Depraved wit.”
Responding to it, BJP MLA and Deputy Chief of Opposition within the Meeting Rajendra Rathore stated, “Wow! What an exquisite timing…CM @ashokgehlot51 ji’s financial affairs advisor is now taking part in a job of political advisor additionally. Lack of political advisor in CM’s camp is worrying. By the best way, one pilot is sufficient to bother the federal government.”
In one other tweet, he added, “What would be the circumstances when extra pilots with out license are available? The pilot within the cartoon could not have the qualification and license, however the pilot who has turn into an issue for the federal government has each, qualification and license. In such a scenario, recruitment of pilots with out qualification and license is usually a thorn within the flesh for the federal government.”
Mr Mayaram later clarified and wrote, “My submit is not political. It’s a reflection on the state of sunset economic system with destruction of over 1 crore jobs. Demand has additionally been destroyed. That is why flights are being cancelled on a regular basis. Get up and scent espresso.”
Dissidence has resurfaced in Rajasthan’s ruling occasion almost a 12 months after it managed to stave off a rise up by the Pilot camp.