New Delhi; The Congress on Sunday accused the Rajasthan Governor of resorting to the “worst kind of obstruction of democracy” by raising “superficial and motivated” queries on Ashok Gehlot government’s demand for convening a session of the state assembly. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said his party wants a floor test in the state assembly and … Read more
JAIPUR: The Congress will meet the President and if required, will also stage a protest outside the PM’s residence in connection with the ongoing situation in Rajasthan, said state’s Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday at the Congress Legislative Party meet in Jaipur. Governor Kalraj Mishra is facing flak from the Gehlot government for not … Read more
JAIPUR: A delegation of the opposition BJP met Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Saturday and accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the ruling Congress of creating an “atmosphere of anarchy” in the state. Mentioning the chief minister’s statement about people surrounding the Raj Bhawan over Mishra not summoning a session of the state assembly, the … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP’s Rajasthan unit on Friday said that it was against the assembly session as demanded by chief minister Ashok Gehlot, hinting that it was in favour of prolonging the political slugfest. The party is of the opinion that Gehlot may find it difficult to keep MLAs in hotel for a long time if … Read more
NEW DELHI: Alleging that there was a clear “BJP conspiracy” to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the governor must convene an assembly session so that the truth comes out before the country. Gandhi weighed in on the political developments in Rajasthan after the Congress attacked Governor … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress and the Ashok Gehlot government had mixed reactions about the Supreme Court’s Friday decision on the Rajasthan assembly Speaker’s plea, even as the CM looked set to recommend convening of an assembly session, may be as early as next week. The Congress camp is unhappy that the Supreme Court did not … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the Centre has become the main conspirator in the attempt to topple his government violating the spirit of the people’s mandate and the anti-defection law. In a letter to PM Modi, Gehlot alleged Modi’s ministerial colleague Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and many other ministers were involved … Read more
Mumbai: The income-tax (IT) department has seized cash of around ₹12 crore and is currently going through the contents of the lockers seized in a raid carried out last week on three alleged close associates of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his family members. Sources say that while the cash has been recovered from … Read more
BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday favoured working out an honourable formula to deal with the political crisis in Rajasthan and appeared to back a rapprochement with Sachin Pilot, who has raised a banner of revolt against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. As a party man and as someone who knew the son of … Read more
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday questioned Deva Ram Saini, OSD to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the alleged suicide by state police officer Vishnudutt Vishnoi in Churu on May 23, officials said. A team of special crime unit of the CBI from Delhi is in Jaipur to record statements in connection … Read more