To resolve the ongoing political matters in Rajasthan, the former party chief Rahul Gandhi along with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, met the Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot.
The meeting between the party leaders is mainly related to Congress’s dramatic aspect and political development in Punjab after replacing Amarinder Singh as the Chief Minister and further appointing Charanjit Singh Channi, who was a Dalit leader at the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
Though Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot met before on 17th of September 2021 for a brief discussion on the political ongoing aspect and goal, the meeting went on between the two leaders for about an hour.
About the Meeting
On the 24th of September 2021, the Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot met Rahul Gandhi at his residential office at Tughlaq Lane.
The meeting was also attended by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while the meeting went on for an hour.
Both leaders remained silent regarding the matter discussed during the session as both the leaders only commented that the meeting went well and in the right direction.
Apart from this, a senior Congress functionary stated that the meeting between the leader might be seen in the next few days, which reflects that the Pilot’s governmental position in Rajasthan is also a part of the meeting.
Moreover, some sources also said that both the leaders also discussed the organizational rejig and cabinet expansion to set the order of the party’s house.
Another senior Congress leader also stated that there are still some doubts about the party charge of Congress in Gujarat in the hand of Sachin Pilot.
He most likely needs to head back to Rajasthan to enhance the overall party prospect in the Lok Sabha elections.
Even on the 17th of September of 2021, both the leaders, Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot, also met for a brief meeting which too went for an hour.
The conference’s main aim was to discuss the primary goals of the Congress party for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and to resolve the current political huddle situation in Rajasthan.
A senior member of the Congress party also highlighted that the main focus of Rahul Gandhi is Rajasthan.
After successfully resolving the Punjab political crisis, Rajasthan is one of the central six states where Congress would be fighting against BJP in the bipolar election.
Thus, the Congress party need to enhance the overall political aspect to meet the expectations of the local people before the elections.
Significant Aspect of the Meeting
The meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot is regarded as a shift of focus of the Congress party from the Punjab crisis towards the political and leadership tussle within the Congress party of Rajasthan.
One of the significant aspects of the meeting between the two leaders of the Congress party is to look into the demands of Sachin Pilot.
He has been demanding to expand the Cabinet and further set the appointment to boards and corporations for better political regulation of the state’s party as Sachin Pilot asserts reliable power over the Rajasthan Congress workers.
At the same time, the second aspect of the meeting is to assign Sachin Pilot as the Chief Minister of the Rajasthan state to bring specific changes in the state’s leadership by replacing Gehlot as it would improve the party’s overall image among the party people.
Moreover, some sources also stated that one of the essential aspects of the meeting was to resolve the leadership issue between Gehlot and Pilot, which further resulted in the removal of Sachin Pilot from the post of the state party chief Deputy Chief Minister Rajasthan.
