Time to take blunt stand on Gehlot-Pilot issue!

Jaipur: After Sachin Pilot fired a fresh salvo at the Ashok Gehlot government, the Congress on Sunday said its government has given the state a leadership position in governance in the country and it will seek a renewed mandate on the strength of its achievements as well as collective efforts of the organisation.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Congress government in Rajasthan with Ashok Gehlot as CM, has implemented a large number of schemes and taken many new initiatives that have impacted the people profoundly. While the Congress leadership praised Gehlot, the party did not clarify its stand on Pilot’s role.

Questions are being raised that just like the BJP high command takes a blunt stand, why can’t the Congress high command take decisions?

Today, Gehlot is fighting the battle of 2023 alone on his strength. In such a situation, merely issuing a statement will not justify the role of the high command. The high command should now take a blunt stand on the Gehlot-Pilot tussle.

Once it has been decided that the 2023 elections will be fought under the leadership of Gehlot, then what is this confusion? Will Rahul Gandhi be able to muster up the courage to speak bluntly to Pilot?

On one hand, there are praises for Gehlot and on the other hand, there is silence on the statements of Pilot and others. The party should gather courage and give a final and conclusive statement.

Pilot’s next role should also be clarified so that the Pilot camp can also take a final decision regarding future course of action, otherwise, voters will also get confused and half- hearted for the party.

If the situation of infighting in the party continues like this, then the dream of repeating the Congress government in Rajasthan is not going to be fulfilled.