JAIPUR: Congress chief and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday stated the Cupboard reshuffle initiated by the Ashok Gehlot authorities has despatched a constructive message throughout the state and denied any factionalism within the occasion.
Pilot, who was sacked because the deputy chief minister as a result of revolt final yr, stated he’s blissful that the problems he had raised, together with growing the illustration of Dalits within the Cupboard, have been addressed.
“4 Dalits have been included within the Cupboard. This can be a massive message. On the similar time, the illustration of tribals and ladies has been elevated. This was a obligatory step and the occasion and the federal government labored onerous to take it ahead,” Pilot advised reporters.
He stated the committee which was shaped final yr to look into the problems raised by him has delivered the primary outcome.
When requested about members from his group who’ve been given a spot within the Cupboard, Pilot stated there was no factionalism within the occasion and all will work unitedly to win the 2023 Meeting elections.
“There is just one faction — the faction of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and all of us are the members. It is going to be our endeavour to maneuver ahead collectively and win the subsequent meeting elections,” he stated.
On a query about his function within the new setup, Pilot stated that he’ll observe what the occasion decides for him.
Fifteen new Rajasthan ministers will take oath at 4 pm on the Raj Bhavan in Jaipur.
The brand new cupboard will see 12 new faces, together with 5 from the Pilot camp.
That is the primary cupboard reshuffle of the Gehlot authorities which got here to energy in December 2018.
