Ajay Maken's role suspicious, says Gehlot camp MLA as crisis deepens in Rajasthan

Govind Ram Meghwal, a close aide of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, said that the role of Congress observer Ajay Maken is suspicious as the political crisis in the state deepened.

Amid the deepening political crisis in Rajasthan, a war of words has broken out between loyalists from Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot camps. Dharmendra Rathore, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation chairman, a close aide of CM Ashok Gehlot, launched a scathing attack on former deputy CM Sachin Pilot and Congress observer Ajay Maken.

Cabinet minister Govind Ram Meghwal said, " The role of Ajay Maken is suspicious. He did not take action against those who went to Manesar to topple the government."

In an interview to India Today TV, Dharmendra Rathore said that Sachin Pilot is a 'gaddar' (traitor). "He and his supporting MLAs sat in Manesar with BJP and made the attempt to topple government in 2020 and these people are being projected as Chief Minister?," Rathore asked.

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Eighty-two MLAs participated in a parallel meeting at Dhariwal's residence in Jaipur, laying down conditions for the party. They did not attend the official legislature party meeting convened for passing a resolution authorising the Congress chief to appoint a successor to Gehlot, who was to contest the Congress presidential election.

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Dharmendra Rathore hit out at Sachin Pilot camp loyalist Ved Pratap Solanki in a video where the MLA can be purportedly seen meeting Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia before Zila Parishad elections. He accused Solanki of meeting Poonia in a hotel located in Mansarovar.