Rajasthan Cabinet reshuffle put off again as Gehlot, Pilot stand off continues
The Hindu
AICC members return to Delhi as CM refuses to decide under pressure
The expectations of an early Cabinet reshuffle in Rajasthan turned out to be a damp squib with senior Congress leaders on Sunday leaving the decision to the party’s central leadership. Two emissaries from New Delhi could not convince Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in favour of making an immediate power sharing arrangement with the rival faction. AICC general secretaries Ajay Maken and K.C. Venugopal, who arrived here on Saturday to bring about reconciliation within the ruling party, left on Sunday afternoon after meeting the Pradesh Congress Committee office-bearers. In their interaction with Mr. Gehlot earlier, the latter reportedly refused to act under any pressure while making the political appointments. An uneasy Mr. Maken told journalists outside the PCC headquarters that there was “no conflict” among the Congress leaders in the State and all of them had left the final decision about the Cabinet expansion to the party high command. Mr. Maken is scheduled to return to Jaipur on July 28 for a two-day meeting with party MLAs on the functioning of the government as well as the party organisation.More Related News