Amid factionalism within the ruling Congress in Rajasthan, AICC normal secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Ajay Maken, who arrived in Jaipur on Saturday, held a gathering with office-bearers, ministers and MLAs to debate a attainable cupboard growth.
“We are discussing cabinet expansion, (appointment) of Congress district presidents and appointments in boards and corporations. I want to say that everyone has said in one voice that they will abide by the decision of the central high command. “We will soon take a final call on these matters as we do not see any contradiction within the party now and everyone is in agreement on this,” he said. We will let you know soon,” he mentioned.
Maken, together with Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal, had reached Jaipur on Saturday night time and held discussions with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot until late within the night time. Party sources mentioned each the leaders and the chief minister mentioned cupboard growth and political appointments.
Asked in regards to the seemingly timing of the cupboard growth, Maken mentioned he didn’t need to give any date for it. He mentioned that he would go to Rajasthan once more on June 28-29 and maintain private discussions with the occasion MLAs to determine on the district and block workplace bearers of the occasion.
concentrate on rajasthan
After Punjab, the Congress management has shifted its focus to Rajasthan, the place calls for for cupboard growth and key appointments have gained momentum amid reviews of shock within the Sachin Pilot camp. In the latest previous, Congress in-charge of Rajasthan Ajay Maken has made a number of visits to Jaipur, indicating that the management desires to discover a means ahead.
Important political appointments in addition to cupboard growth have been pending for over a 12 months in Rajasthan because of tussle between factions loyal to Gehlot and Sachin Pilot.
Ever since Pilot was faraway from the publish of deputy chief minister and state occasion president final 12 months, the Rajasthan unit of Congress has been functioning with none district workplace bearer or president.
Halfway into the Gehlot authorities’s tenure, posts in a number of boards and commissions are mendacity vacant and vital ministries akin to tourism and PWD are with no full-time minister – a results of battle between the Pilot and Gehlot factions, each looking for a majority. of positions for his loyalists.
Last month, legislators from the Pilot camp mentioned that the occasion ought to fulfill the guarantees made to Pilot final month, following which the demand for cupboard growth and political appointments intensified.
Pilot, who flew with 18 of his loyal MLAs final 12 months and camped in Delhi and Haryana for over a month, was current at Sunday’s assembly.
During discussions inside Maken and Venugopal, lots of his supporters gathered exterior the occasion workplace and raised slogans in his assist.
“Both the leaders didn’t discuss a lot on cupboard growth and interacted largely informally with the MLAs. We are hopeful that the cupboard growth is not going to take a lot time.
At current, there are 9 vacancies within the Council of Ministers, most of that are claimed by the Pilot faction. Independent MLAs supporting the federal government and 6 MLAs who joined the Congress from BSP are additionally within the race for ministerial publish.
.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
