The relationship between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot has gone steadily downhill in recent days. It began with the two being served a notice seeking their availability to record their statements, as the Rajasthan Police investigated allegations that the BJP was attempting to 'bribe' Congress MLAs.
Since then, over a few days, there have been several developments, including the dismissal of Pilot as the deputy CM and from his party post. And while some Congress leaders continue to strike a conciliatory note, Ashok Gehlot maintains that horse trading indeed being attempted.
"Horse trading was being done in Jaipur, we have the proof," Gehlot said on Wednesday. "We had to keep people at a hotel for 10 days if we had not done that, the same thing that is happening in Manesar now would have happened back then," he added.
"I have been in politics for 40 years, we love the new generation, the future will be theirs. This new generation, they have become central ministers, state presidents if they had gone through what we did in our time, they would have understood, " Gehlot said while commenting on the ambitious nature of the young politicians.
"Speaking good English, giving good bytes and being handsome isn't everything. What is inside your heart for the country, your ideology, policies, and commitment, everything is considered, he said referring to the young generation leaders.
This last statement seems to have struck a chord with many people. While many joked about why Gehlot was now "attacking Rahul Gandhi" or Shashi Tharoor, others were in full agreement with the Chief Minister.
A section of netizens opined that appearances were indeed not everything, adding that this should apply to them too.
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