Rajasthan political crisis: Congress advises all leaders of party to "refrain from making public statements"

Amid political crisis in Rajasthan, the Congress on Thursday issued a warning to all leaders of the party asking them to "refrain from making public statements against any other leaders or about party's internal matters."

The party also warned of "strict disciplinary action" if any violation of this advisory is made.

KC Venugopal, Congress' senior leader shared a notice amid crisis, saying "It is advised that all Congress leaders at any level should refrain from making public statements against other leaders or about Party's internal matters."

The notice comes hours after Venugopal, who is also Congress' general secretary said that party president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister's post within a day or two.

Venugopal made the statement outside Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence here after a series of meetings to resolve the Rajasthan crisis.

He also said it will be clear by tomorrow, the last day of filing nominations for the top post, who all will contest

The comments came soon after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced that he will not contest the Congress presidential polls as he took moral responsibility for the political crisis in his state, and said the decision on whether he would remain CM would be taken by the party chief.

After meeting the party president, Gehlot told reporters that he apologised to Gandhi for the developments on Sunday when MLAs supporting him defied the central observers and thwarted the move to hold a meeting of party legislators.

Gehlot, a three-time state chief minister, described himself as a disciplined soldier of the party and expressed his sadness over the turn of events in the state.

Polling for the post will take place on October 17 while the result will be announced on October 19.