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“Despite various attempts by the Opposition, the result is in favour of the government,” said Sachin Pilot, on Friday, 14 August, as Ashok Gehlot won the trust vote in Rajasthan.
The Congress government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot won the vote of confidence in the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday, 14 August, just days after Sachin Pilot negotiated a truce with the party leadership in Delhi, putting an end to the political crisis in the state.
According to ANI, Pilot further asserted that this development has “put a full stop on all suspicions that were rising.”
Amid the Assembly Session, Sachin Pilot's seating also became the centre of attention. The Congress leader, who was sacked as deputy CM during the rebel crisis, has now been given a seat near the Opposition benches.
This development came only a little before Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot won the trust vote in the State Assembly.
"When I came to the house and found that my seat had been changed, I was wondering why,” Sachin Pilot said, according to NDTV, adding that at this original seating position he felt safe, and now he had been placed next to the Opposition.
According to ANI, Pilot further said, “Be it me or any friend of mine, we consulted the 'doctor' and all 125 of us are standing in the House today after treatment.”
Further, according to ANI, Sachin Pilot said that it is not important where one sits.
Gehlot, in his part, expressed his displeasure in the Assembly with “misuse” of agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax (IT) Department.
In July, amid his tussle with Pilot and other Congress leaders, Gehlot’s government had withdrawn its "general consent" to the CBI to conduct investigations in Rajasthan, and compelled the central agency to seek prior permission on a case-by-case basis.
(With inputs from ANI, NDTV).
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