Ashok Gehlot Loyalists Who Held Parallel Meeting Yet To Be Given Clean Chit: Congress

The issue is under consideration of the disciplinary committee, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal told reporters.

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Wednesday said the party has not given a clean chit to the three leaders of its Rajasthan unit who were served notices for holding a parallel CLP meeting on September 25.

The issue is under consideration of the disciplinary committee, Mr Venugopal told reporters at the Jaipur airport before leaving for Sawai Madhopur to join his party's Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The Congress had called a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Jaipur on September 25 after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced his decision to contest the party president election.

Amid speculation that Congress leader Sachin Pilot could be named as Mr Gehlot's successor, some MLAs considered loyal to the chief minister held a separate meeting at the residence of state minister Shanti Dhariwal and handed over their resignations to the Speaker.