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Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 20
In his fiercest public attack on rival Sachin Pilot thus far, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today slammed Congress doors on the rebel leader calling him a "good-for-nothing backstabber".
'MLA's Bribery charge baseless'
Former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Monday slammed charges of bribery hurled at him by party MLA Giriraj Malinga, saying he would take legal action in the matter. He dismissed Malinga's accusations as "baseless and vexatious", saying he was saddened but not surprised at the charges.
Exuding confidence in his "majority government", the CM said the state Assembly would function and truth would prevail.
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'He sowed discord, backstabbed'
We knew he is 'nikamma', 'naakaara' and did nothing except pit one person against the other. But we did not say a thing in the larger interest of the partyhellip;. But he stabbed the party in the back.
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Days after waiting for Pilot and 18 other dissident MLAs to return to the party fold, Gehlot today closed the options of reconciliation by calling the former Deputy CM "useless" and saying Congress leaders knew all along of the rebel's "incompetence".
"We knew he is 'nikamma', 'naakaara' and did nothing except pit one person against the other. But we did not say a thing in the larger interest of the party. I taught Congress leaders here how to respect the state unit president notwithstanding his age. Rajasthan is the only state where no demand was ever made to change the state chief who held the post for seven years. But he stabbed the party in the back," Gehlot said. Meanwhile, the Rajasthan HC today resumed hearing the petition filed by the 19 rebels challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the Speaker. The court order is likely to be pronounced on Tuesday.
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