No Problem With "Differing Views" In Party: Rahul Gandhi On Gehlot-Pilot Tussle

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Responding to a question on power tussle between Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot, Rahul Gandhi said that Congress is not a party of "dictatorship" and is not a "fascist" Party.

Amid the ongoing power tussle between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday invoked internal democracy in the party and said differences in views was not an issue until it causes major damage.

With Mr Gehlot sitting beside him at a press conference here, Mr Gandhi was asked a host of questions, including on three Mr Gehlot loyalists getting a show cause notice over defiance against a legislature party meeting in September.

Responding to a question on why action had not been taken on the three Mr Gehlot loyalists, Mr Gandhi said, "There is no indecision…these things happen. There is no major problem in our party, there is no confusion." Asked about the Gehlot-Pilot feud, he said his view is that not only in Rajasthan but in other states as well, there is a need to make the common party worker and the lower-level leader participate and be listened to.

"These statements (by leaders) are played up by the media but there is clarity in our structure and there is no confusion," Mr Gandhi said.