Sachin Pilot reveals why he buried the hatchet with Ashok Gehlot

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The differences between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot came out in the open in 2020 when 18 MLAs loyal to the former staged a protest outside the Raj Bhavan...

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday spoke on burying the hatchet with his senior colleague Ashok Gehlot, stating that moving on was in the best interest of the party..

The former Rajasthan deputy chief minister added that he would 100 per cent campaign for Gehlot's son Vaibhav, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Jalore...

I saw no advantage in replying in the same coin, I refused to be provoked, chose dignity and grace over name-calling and, more importantly, decided to show a large heart and move on, Pilot told PTI when asked about Gehlot's nakara' jibe at him.e)..

In April last year, Pilot had cornered his own government by sitting on a day-long fast in Jaipur against the Gehlot regime's alleged failure in probing corruption that had taken place during the BJP dispensation under Vasundhara Raje between 2013 and 2018...

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