Rajasthan Congress United to Make Bharat Jodo Yatra Historic, Asserts Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan, Dec 4, 2022: Dismissing inhibitions that infighting within Rajasthan Congress may derail the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday stated the party’s state unit is “fully united” and devoted towards ensuring that the Yatra is even more successful than it has been in other states.

Pilot also took a swipe at the BJP for taking potshots at the Congress over his differences with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying that “sounds rich” coming from the BJP which has at least a dozen individuals after for the post of chief minister.

“There is so much disunity in the BJP. They have not even been able to establish themselves as a proper opposition in the last four years in Rajasthan,” Pilot told PTI in an interview on a day the Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Rajasthan.

“As far as Rahul ji’s Bharat jodo yatra is concerned, there is total unanimity in the party and we are working together to ensure its success,” Pilot said.

“So there is no question of individuals – A, B or C. As a party we have worked hard together to form a government and Rahul ji’s yatra will only add to the efforts towards the next election in 12 months’ time,” the former Rajasthan deputy chief minister added.

Stating that Congress general secretary in-charge organisation, K C Venugopal, was present in Jaipur last week, Pilot shared there was a long discussion pertaining to various aspects of the yatra and how to mobilise all workers and lakhs of people were set to join it.

Pilot’s statement comes days after a major infighting followed Gehlot’s remarks wherein he termed Pilot as a ‘gaddar’ (traitor) who cannot replace him. The remarks drew a sharp response from Pilot who had said it was unbecoming of Gehlot’s stature to resort to that kind of language and that such “mud-slinging” would not help at a time when the focus should be on the yatra.