Appointed chairman of House panel, however Pilot loyalist reiterates he desires to step down

Days after being nominated because the Speaker of the Assembly Panel after the Speaker rejected his resignation, Hemaram Choudhary, one of many senior most Congress MLAs from Rajasthan, has mentioned that he didn’t take his stand on resigning from the Assembly. has modified.

“I did not ask the chairman to make me the chairman of the panel. He has the power to form committees and appoint chairman. I have not been able to meet the Speaker since I resigned. I did not give my resignation only to withdraw it later. I am looking forward to meeting the Speaker and after that I will tell him about my reasons for resigning,” Choudhary informed The Indian Express on Monday.

Choudhary was just lately appointed because the chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings constituted by Chairman CP Joshi. The six-time MLA from Gudhmalani in Barmer district had tendered his resignation in May, but it surely has not been accepted but. “I stayed in Jaipur for 6-7 days hoping to meet the Speaker. But I was told from his office that the meeting can be held only after the lockdown is over. I will decide my next step only after meeting the Speaker,” Chowdhury mentioned.

Choudhary was amongst 18 MLAs who supported former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot in the course of the political disaster in Rajasthan final yr. After a month of uncertainty, Choudhary and different MLAs had returned after assembly the Congress excessive command, which had fashioned a committee to deal with their grievances.

Legislators loyal to Pilot have reiterated that they need the committee to take some resolution quickly. Pilot has additionally mentioned that there isn’t any purpose for the committee to delay additional in coping with issues like political appointments and cupboard growth.

“He (pilot) labored for 5 years and helped type the federal government. His contribution can’t be forgotten. Talks must be began with them and the difficulty must be resolved. He had met the excessive command who assured him that he could be heard. But since then the excessive command has not determined something. It is within the curiosity of the Congress that the excessive command takes a choice on the difficulty quickly,” mentioned Chaudhary, who can be a former chief of opposition in Rajasthan. He mentioned that nobody advantages from infighting inside the social gathering.