Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday put to rest speculations of a new party-launch and unveiled himself as an anti-corruption crusader, who harped on 'clean politics' as he led a mega event to mark the death anniversary of his father, Rajesh Pilot, on his home turf of Dausa.
The leader, however, sought to present himself as a 'crusader' against corruption in a gesture that may not go down well with the ruling dispensation as he has been training his guns on the Gehlot government in veiled attacks for quite some time.
"I have spoken up for a better future for the youth. People here have always supported me. My voice is not weak, I will not step back. The nation needs politics of truth. I don't want people to play with the future of the youth. My policy is clear, I want clean politics," he said.
He shared a tweet paying tributes to his late father, Rajesh Pilot on his death anniversary. He said, "My respected father, I bow down to Shri Rajesh Pilot ji on his death anniversary. His attachment to his workplace, his affinity with the public and his dedicated working style towards public welfare are my guide. He never compromised on his principles considering public interest as paramount."I will always follow his thoughts and ideals," he said.
The memorial service featured prayers at the statue of the late Rajesh Pilot and the launching of a new statue at a Gujjar hostel. Many in the power corridor kept a close eye on the event thinking that Pilot was supposed to announce the formation of a new party.
The ex-deputy chief minister, however, played safe as he neither launched an attack on Gehlot nor dropped any hint on the new party. Even his supporters remained tightlipped over party formation. Speculation is abuzz that he may launch a new party with six months to go for elections in Rajasthan. As expected, the Congress party has, however, sought to brush aside the rumours of a new party being launched.
Earlier, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi meddled in to diffuse the 'cold war' between Gehlota and Pilot. After a meeting last week, the party announced that both leaders have agreed to fight the upcoming assembly elections unitedly and left all issues to be resolved by the party leadership.
