Rajasthan Congress Crisis Highlights: Congress issues notices to 3 leaders after observers submit report to Sonia Gandhi

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Congress issues to 3 leaders 

Notices issued to 3 Rajasthan Congress leaders & Gehlot loyalists — RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore, chief whip Mahesh Joshi &Parliamentary Affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal by the party's disciplinary committee, after observers submitted their report to Sonia Gandhi for disciplinary action, news agency ANI reported

Gehlot told MLAs to go back to their areas and work strongly

Around 20 Rajasthan Congress MLAs met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at his residence here on Tuesday evening, indicating solidarity with the leader amid turmoil in the party's state unit. Sources said the MLAs included ministers Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Saleh Mohammad, Ashok Chandna, Sukhram Vishnoi, and MLAs Meena Kumari, Rafiq Khan, Khushveer Jojawar, Amit Chachan, Madan Prajapat and Jagdish Jangid. Gehlot told them to go back to their areas and work strongly. The MLAs had sought time to meet the CM.

Congress observers submit written report to Sonia Gandhi

Congress observers submit their report to the party's interim president Sonia Gandhi, saying disciplinary action should be taken against three Ashok Gehlot loyalists. Gehlot's name is not mentioned for disciplinary action in the report, say sources

IN PICS | Gehlot's meeting with ministers and MLAs 

No confirmation on Pilot's schedule in Delhi, so far

Sachin Pilot arrived in Delhi on Tuesday. However, there has been no confirmation about his schedule in the national captial, with sources close to him saying no meetings have been fixed, so far. 

The AICC observers' report on the Rajasthan political crisis is to be submitted to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi by today

Can't say if Pawan Bansal got Cong president forms for himself or someone else: Mistry

Amid suspense over whether Ashok Gehlot would run for Congress presidency, the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry Tuesday said AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has got nomination forms collected but they might be for someone else. Mistry also said he had no information on whether Gehlot was going to file his nomination papers and no one had communicated with him over this. The remark comes amid speculation that the Rajasthan chief minister may be dropped as a candidate for the Congress president post.

BJP behind conspiracy to topple Cong govt in Rajasthan: State minister

Amid an ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, state minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas alleged on Tuesday that the BJP has again started hatching a conspiracy to topple the Congress government. On the other hand, another minister, Rajendra Singh Gudha, once again endorsed senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot's name for the chief minister's post.

Ministers meeting held at Gehlot's residence

Gehlot holds meetings with Congress MLAs, ministers

Gehlot on Tuesday held a meeting with Congress MLAs and ministers in Jaipur. He also spoke to the party's interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday. 

BJP behind conspiracy to topple Congress government in Rajasthan, says minister

Amid an ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, state minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Tuesday alleged that the BJP has again started hatching a conspiracy to topple the Congress government. On the other hand, another minister, Rajendra Singh Gudha, once again endorsed senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot's name for the chief minister's post.

What BJP says or does won't weaken Congress, says PS Khachariyawas

No MLA was forced to sign the letter, says Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi