Ashok Gehlot Claims “Double Standard” In BJP’s Opposition To MLAs’ Merger
The BJP’s Madan Dilawar’s petition within the Rajasthan Prime Courtroom argues that the merger is illegitimate (Report)
Jaipur:
Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot, who’s left with a slender majority after a rise up by way of his sacked deputy Sachin Pilot, hit out on the BJP nowadays over its petition in courtroom difficult the merger of six Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration (BSP) MLAs into the Congress closing 12 months.
The Leader Minister accused the BJP of “double requirements”, reminding the birthday celebration that 4 Rajya Sabha contributors of Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Birthday celebration (TDP) merged into it closing 12 months.
“4 MPs of TDP merged with BJP in a single day in Rajya Sabha. That merger is true and the merger of six MLAs with the Congress in Rajasthan is flawed?” – Ashok Gehlot tweeted in Hindi. He wondered what came about to the BJP’s ‘‘Chaal-Charitra-Chehra” (habits and persona) on the time.
The six MLAs, who gained within the 2018 Rajasthan election as BSP applicants, merged into the Congress in September closing, taking Mr Gehlot’s tally within the 200-member meeting to 107. Mr Gehlot claims the enhance of 102 MLAs after the rise up. If he loses six extra, it’ll be difficult for him to stick in energy.
The BJP’s Madan Dilawar’s petition within the Rajasthan Prime Courtroom argues that the merger is illegitimate since on the nationwide degree, the BSP of Mayawati is still a separate entity. Later, the BSP additionally filed a petition.
Mayawati advised the media she may have long gone to the courtroom previous however she used to be looking forward to the “proper time to show the Congress and Ashok Gehlot a lesson”.
Mr Gehlot hit again, accusing the BSP leader of a nexus with the BJP to focus on the Congress.
“The merger can happen with a two-thirds majority. Right here, all of the six MLAs had merged so subsequently Mayawati’s criticism isn’t justified as it used to be no longer about two MLAs, it used to be about all of the MLAs,” Mr Gehlot mentioned on Thursday.
“That is the sport of the BJP, which all of the nation is looking at. A few of our colleagues are concerned on this,” he added, hinting at Sachin Pilot and 18 different Congress rebels.
The prime courtroom has issued notices to the Rajashan Speaker and the six MLAs.
