Reiterating his demand for strong action against corruption and examination paper leaks, Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Thursday embarked on a five-day-long Jan Sangharsh Yatra from Ajmer. Thousands of Congress party workers followed Mr. Pilot in his march on foot to Jaipur in the scorching heat, while MLAs loyal to him were kept away from the yatra.
Addressing a huge public gathering at the start of the yatra, Mr. Pilot — who was sacked as the Deputy CM and Rajasthan Pradesh Congress president after his rebellion in 2020 — said it was a journey to raise his voice, hear the people’s voice and “become the voice of the people”. He said that his demand, for a probe into corruption and scandals which took place during the previous BJP regime, had elicited no response.
