Dausa (Rajasthan): A handful of youths raised slogans of 'Sachin Pilot zindabad' (meaning 'Hail Sachin Pilot') and 'Hamara CM kaisa ho? Sachin Pilot jaisa ho' (meaning 'our CM should be like Sachin Pilot') while participating in Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra that resumed from Kalakho, Dausa in Rajasthan Sunday morning.
There has been infighting between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, a Congress veteran and Sachin Pilot, former Deputy Chief Minister who has been eyeing the top post in the state for a long time. Earlier, before the Bharat Yodo Yatra was about to enter the state, Ashok Gehlot in an interview with a news channel said that Pilot was a 'gaddar' (traitor) who cannot replace him. This, he clamed, was because Pilot had earlier revolted against Congress in 2020 and tried to topple the state government. Gehlot's comments drew a sharp response from Pilot who said such "mud-slinging" would not help.
Rahul Gandhi, in a bid to douse the fire, called both of them 'assets' to the Congress party. Back in 2020, Pilot had revolted against the Congress party and had brought the state government to the verge of collapse. Both Gehlot and Pilot, however, assured their support to the Bharat Yodo Yatra and make it a grand success as it runs through the desert state.
Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is seen as the Congress' people's connect program was launched on September 7 in Kanyakumari. It has so far traversed eight states and completed 100 days on Friday. The yatra will enter Delhi on December 24, and after a break of about eight days, move on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and finally, Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra has seen participation from a cross-section of society, including film and TV celebrities such as Pooja Bhatt, Riya Sen, Sushant Singh, Swara Bhasker, Rashami Desai, Akanksha Puri and Amol Palekar.
