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Sachin Pilot
Sachin Pilot is an Indian politician and a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress (INC). Known for his youth appeal, articulate communication, and administrative capabilities, he served as
...Read more- Natural for MLAs to be upset, need to bear to save democracy: Ashok Gehlot
A meeting between Pilot and Rahul Gandhi on Monday signalled an "amicable resolution" of nearly a month-long Rajasthan crisis ahead of the crucial assembly session from August 14.
- Won't compromise on self-respect, fight against 'dictatorial' working style of Ashok Gehlot: MLAs in Sachin Pilot camp
Hemaram Chaudhary, a six time MLA and a former Congress legislative party leader, said,"we are true soldiers of the Congress and our fight is not against the party, but we cannot work under Gehlot's leadership".
- Rajasthan Congress chief whip moves SC against HC order on MLA's disqualification process
The plea filed through advocate Varun Chopra said that the High Court order is “ex-facie unconstitutional, illegal and in the teeth of the law laid down by this court in 1992 verdict in the case of Kihoto Hollohon”.
- Ashok Gehlot vs Sachin Pilot: What we know so far about the Rajasthan political crisis
Rajasthan High Court on Friday ordered maintaining status quo on the disqualification notices sent by the Speaker to Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident MLAs.
- Rajasthan political crisis: Some rebel Congress MLAs wish to return but being held captive, says Ashok Gehlot
The Rajasthan High court ordered status quo and said there will be no action for now on the disqualification notices against the dissident MLAs.
- Rajasthan politics: HC allows Sachin Pilot, rebel MLAs’ plea to make Centre a party to case; orders status quo
In the latest in Rajasthan's political crisis, the High Court accepted a plea by former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and other rebel Congress MLAs to make the Centre a party to the proceedings. The court also ordered all sides to maintain status quo.
- Sachin Pilot, 18 MLAs move plea before Rajasthan High Court to include Union government in list of respondents
The application was moved on the ground that Tenth Schedule's constitutional validity was under challenge and therefore, the Union of India was a necessary party now.
- SC allows Rajasthan HC to pass orders on plea of Sachin Pilot, 18 MLAs; directions subject to its verdict
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi however failed to get any interim relief on his plea alleging that the high court cannot interdict the disqualification proceedings undertaken by him under 10th schedule of the Constitution.
- Rajasthan Political Crisis | Voice of dissent in a democracy cannot be shut down: SC to Speaker CP Joshi
The top court's observation came when senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Joshi, listed the reasons for starting disqualification proceedings and said that these MLAs did not attend party meetings and conspired to destabilise their own government.
- Those betraying party won't be able to face public: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
The state government is fighting with coronavirus crisis and at the same time, a leader who was a state Congress president and a few other MLAs in collusion with the BJP were “hatching a conspiracy” to topple it, he alleged without taking the name of Pilot or any other party leader.
- Rajasthan HC requests Speaker to defer action on disqualification notices till Friday
The court also reserved its judgment on the writ petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 dissident legislators for July 24.
- Rajasthan political crisis: Congress Legislature Party meeting gets underway in Jaipur
The meeting is likely to decide the party's future strategy as the court's decision on disqualification notice given by the Assembly Speaker C P Joshi is likely to be delivered on Tuesday, sources said.
- Omar Abdullah threatens to sue Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel over Sachin Pilot comment
The Chhattisgarh CM had attempted to justify the Congress conviction that rebel Pilot is working in cahoots with the Bharatiya Janata Party to bring down the Rajasthan government, by questioning if Omar Abdullah and his father were released from detention only because of their family ties
- Sachin Pilot rejects Congress MLA's allegation; says it is an attempt to stifle legitimate concerns raised by him
Pilot said he will be taking "appropriate and strictest possible legal action" against the MLA who "was made to" level these accusations.
- Rajasthan political crisis | A deceit by an innocent face: CM Ashok Gehlot roast Sachin Pilot
The Chief Minister described him as ‘nikkama’ and ‘nakara’
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat questions audio tapes' authenticity after Rajasthan Police seeks his voice sample
The BJP has called these clips "manufactured" and demanded a CBI probe, questioning if the state police tapped phones of politicians in violation of rules.
- Hearing on Sachin Pilot's petition to resume in Rajasthan High Court today
Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs from Rajasthan had filed the plea challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the Assembly speaker.
- Rajasthan political crisis | Sachin Pilot, dissident MLAs get 4-day breather: Speaker's action on hold till Tuesday evening
The division bench of the court, hearing the dissident MLAs' petition against the Speaker's notices, adjourned Friday evening. It fixed the next hearing for 10 am on Monday.
- Rajasthan political crisis: Congress accuses BJP union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat of being involved in horse trading
AICC spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that two audio recordings have surfaced in which the MLA Sharma, union minister Shekhawat and a BJP leader Sanjay Jain are purportedly talking about the "conspiracy" to topple the government.
- Sachin Pilot camp moves Rajasthan HC, challenges notice seeking MLAs' disqualification from assembly
The plea against the disqualification notices sent from the Speaker's office to Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs will be heard by Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.
