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Sachin Pilot Removed As Rajasthan Deputy CM And State Congress Chief; Loyalist Ministers Also Sacked
Swarajya StaffJul 14, 2020, 02:13 PM | Updated 02:13 PM IST
Sachin Pilot With Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot (Doordarshan)
The Congress on Tuesday (14 July) sacked Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister for revolting against the party. He was also removed from his post as the state party president and has been replaced by Govind Singh Dotsara, ANI has reported.
The development comes after Pilot skipped the second meeting of Congress MLAs despite several senior leaders reaching out to him.
Surjewala said that Pilot was "ensnared" by the BJP to bring down the Congress government in Rajasthan, reports News18.
Two Pilot-loyalist ministers Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Meena have also been dropped from the Rajasthan Cabinet.
