Sachin Pilot offered Rs 35 crore claims congress MLA

On Jul 20, 2020

Jaipur: In a viral video, the congress MLA Girraj Singh has claimed that he was offered Rs 35 crores by former Deputy chief minister Pilot.

Congress MLA says he was offered Rs 35 Crore by Rajasthan Dy CM Sachin Pilot #RajasthanPoliticalCrisis pic.twitter.com/LSxomye3y6
— Vaibhav Purohit (@purohitvaibhav) July 20, 2020

Rajasthan High Court has resumed hearing the petition filed by Sachin Pilot and his rebel camp, challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the state Assembly speaker. The process is likely to be drawn out even in the event of a ruling as the judgment would be challenged in the Supreme Court.

The rebels were served the disqualification notices after the Congress complained to the speaker that the lawmakers had defied the party whip to attend two Legislature Party meetings last week on Monday and Tuesday. The Pilot camp, however, argues that a party whip applies only when the Assembly is in session.

Meanwhile, sources told one english daily that Pilot is in touch with AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The two spoke over the phone in the weekend, sources said. The top leadership, including Priyanka, is open to meeting Pilot, they added. The BJP, however, believes that the crisis in the Rajasthan Congress has gone past the point of no-return.