Congress gets going in Rajasthan, forms committee to oversee ‘smooth resolution of issues’

A couple of days after the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government sailed through the confidence motion, the party on Sunday kick-started ‘resurrection’ process in Rajasthan. Ajay Maken was appointed as the General Secretary in-charge of Rajasthan, replacing Avinash Pandey with immediate effect.

Apart from this, the Congress also constituted a committee with senior party leader Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal (AICC General Secretary, Incharge Organisation) Ajay Maken as its members which will ‘oversee and follow up smooth resolution of recent issues in Rajasthan,’ a statement issued by the party said.

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The Congress government in Rajasthan was pushed to the verge of collapse last month when state party unit chief and deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot revolted against CM Ashok Gehlot. Pilot, who claimed the support of 18 MLAs, turned down all rapprochement efforts by the party leadership.

The stand-off finally ended last week with all MLAs returning to the party fold and a committee being set up to look into their grievances. Pilot and Gehlot finally met at the Congress Legislative Party meeting in Jaipur where both were seen shaking hands and smiling after over a month.