No One Is Made Chief Minister On Basis Of Caste: Ashok Gehlot
NDTV
Mr Gehlot's statement has come amid demands to make his bete noire Sachin Pilot as the chief minister, who belongs to the Gujjar community.
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday said he has not become the chief minister of Rajasthan on the basis of caste as he is the lone MLA from his community.
Mr Gehlot's statement has come amid demands from a section to make his bete noire Sachin Pilot as the chief minister, who belongs to the Gujjar community. Mr Gehlot and Mr Pilot have been at loggerheads over chief minister ship ever since the Congress won the Rajasthan polls in 2018.
Reiterating that he is the chief minister because of the affection and blessings of all sections of the society, Mr Gehlot said he is the only MLA from the Mali community in the Rajasthan Assembly and still people have made him the chief minister thrice.
"Today I am the chief minister... I want to serve every community, be it Jat, Gujjar, Rajput, Kushwaha, Jatav, Brahmin, Baniya, Meena. Because, I know that no one is made the chief minister on the basis of caste," Mr Gehlot said in a tweet.
