Amid reports that disgruntled Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot may announce his own regional party on June 11, Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal on Friday dismissed them as “rumours”.
Though Mr. Pilot himself hasn’t made any statement regarding quitting the Congress, there has been intense speculation that he may make some major announcement on the death anniversary of his father, Rajesh Pilot, on June 11 at Dausa, as none of the issues he raised were addressed by the party high command.
Earlier, Mr. Pilot had given an ‘ultimatum’ to his own government to order a high-level probe into the alleged corruption during the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government, by the end of May. His two other demands were to reconstitute the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) and provide compensation for those affected by the cancellation of recruitment exams because of paper leaks. So far, none of his demands has been accepted.
