Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Friday refuted claims made by way of BJP chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi that she had spoken to him approximately becoming a member of the saffron camp.
"Rita Bahuguna Joshi claimed that she had spoken to Sachin. She might have spoken to Sachin Tendulkar. She does not have the courage to talk to me," Pilot informed newshounds at some point of a protest organised through the Congress in Jaipur in opposition to gas charge hike.
Joshi informed a tv channel that she had spoken to Pilot approximately joining the BJP.
Pilot's assertion got here amid reviews of his discontentment with the Congress leadership.
The Congress leader had openly revolted against the leadership of leader Minister Ashok Gehlot in July remaining year, and after a month-long political crisis, the birthday party high command assured him of resolving the issues raised by means of him and formed a committee.
The Pilot camp, however, says that the issues are unresolved and not anything changed into done through the committee.
inside the protest out of doors a petrol pump within the Sanganer region, Pilot focused the primary government over inflation and hike in gasoline expenses.
"economic slowdown, inflation and unemployment have hit the us of a tough for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. humans have misplaced jobs and labourers aren't getting wages," he stated.
"it is very unhappy that lakhs of human beings died, dead our bodies had been thrown in rivers and each own family struggled with the coronavirus, and in this kind of situation, the authorities is not taking any step to manipulate inflation and as an alternative, increasing gasoline costs," Pilot added.
He stated the prime minister needed to roll again his decision on vaccination and announce free inoculation for all beneath pressure from the Congress.
The Congress and other opposition parties could be a hit in mounting pressure on the Centre over inflation and fuel rate hikes, Pilot said.
earlier, the Congress leader reached Dausa's Bhandana village to pay tributes to his father and former Union minister Rajesh Pilot on his death anniversary.
nearby leaders of the party have been there with him in Dausa.
Gehlot and % leader Govind Singh Dotasra paid tributes to Rajesh Pilot on Twitter.
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