JAIPUR: Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday threatened to launch a massive movement in Rajasthan if action on his demands is not taken by the month-end. He also demanded disbanding of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) and its reconstitution, a compensation for those affected by government job exam paper leak cases, and a high-level probe into charges of corruption he has levelled against the previous BJP government.
“If action is not taken by this month-end on these three demands, an agitation will be launched across the state,” the former deputy chief minister told a rally here. “I will serve people till my last breath, nothing scares me.”
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot’s “Jan Sangharsh Yatra” on the issues of corruption and government recruitment exam paper leaks has drawn support from people. On Sunday, the dissident Congress leader resumed his foot march from Mehla town in Jaipur district and moved towards Mahapura, where he is scheduled to stay the night. He covered a distance of around 25 km on Sunday.
On Monday, Pilot will hold a public meeting near Kamla Nehru Nagar along the Ajmer highway on the culmination of his five-day yatra. “The yatra is getting overwhelming response from people. Be it the youth or the elderly, all are attending the padayatra,” an aide of Pilot said.
Pilot began the foot march from Ajmer on Thursday, challenging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the party’s top brass as assembly elections in Rajasthan approach. The yatra mounts further pressure on the party leadership as it hopes to retain the state in the elections at the end of the year.
The march comes days after Gehlot accused the MLAs involved in the 2020 revolt of taking money from the BJP. Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs had then sought a leadership change in Rajasthan. He was sacked as the party’s state unit president and the deputy chief minister. The two Congress strongmen in Rajasthan have been at loggerheads over the post of chief minister ever since the party formed the government in the state in 2018.