Pilot camp MLAs allege discrimination in Congress

Eight months after the rise up of former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, the discontent simmering in the ruling Congress in Rajasthan has come to the fore by way of three MLAs from the jap components of the State. The legislators of the Pilot camp have alleged discrimination in the Assembly proceedings and their constituencies being ignored.

Sapotra MLA Ramesh Meena, sacked because the Food and Civil Supplies Minister through the political disaster in July final 12 months, Dausa MLA Murari Lal Meena and Chaksu MLA Ved Prakash Solanki have alleged that the State authorities is making an attempt to suppress the voice of legislators representing the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minority communities.

Mr. Ramesh Meena, who had an argument with Speaker C.P. Joshi earlier this week over the allotment of a seat with no microphone in the House, mentioned right here on Saturday he wouldn’t hesitate to resign if issues didn’t enhance. He mentioned he had sought an appointment with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to debate sure points with him.

The three MLAs, who together with 15 different legislators had prolonged help to Mr. Pilot through the political turmoil, mentioned their constituencies had acquired a “raw deal” in the three consecutive budgets since 2019 and the Ministers weren’t responding to their requests for growth work in their areas.

Mr. Meena mentioned he was not looking for a ministerial put up however solely needed to be handled with dignity as a Congress employee. “If I am not allowed to speak in the House, a message goes across in Sapotra that I am unable to raise the issues faced by the people in my constituency,” he mentioned.

Mr. Solanki claimed that solely a choose few had been allowed to talk in the Assembly and a lot of the MLAs belonging to the SC/ST communities had been allotted seats with out microphones. “On the one hand, the Congress considers SC/ST and minorities as its backbone, but on the other, the legislators of these communities are weakened and ignored.”

Congress chief whip Mahesh Joshi, thought of a loyalist of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, has tried to pacify the aggrieved MLAs. Mr. Joshi has reportedly left for New Delhi to fulfill AICC basic secretary in cost of the State Ajay Maken and apprise him of the state of affairs.

In the short-term seating association made in the Assembly as per the COVID-19 tips for sustaining social distancing, Mr. Pilot was seated in the again rows through the earlier session. However, he has been dropped at the entrance row through the ongoing funds session.

When Mr. Meena objected to the again seat with out microphone, Speaker Joshi mentioned the seating association was selected the advice of political events. He misplaced his cool and threatened to stop when Mr. Meena alleged bias in the allotment of seats and questioned the refusal of permission to talk.