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“Apologised To Sonia Gandhi, Will Not Contest Congress Prez Polls”: Ashok Gehlot

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Ashok Gehlot spoke to media persons and said that the party will decide whether he will serve as Chief Minister of Rajasthan or not

New Delhi: Congress presidential polls are scheduled to be held on October 17. Congress Leaders Shashi Tharoor and Digvijay Singh will be filing their nominations tomorrow. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot too was supposed to contest the elections. But after recent political developments in Rajasthan, he has decided to withdraw from this race.

In Congress, there has been a lot of debate about who will be the next CM of Rajasthan if Ashok Gehlot becomes Congress President, as the party will follow the ‘one person one post’ policy adapted in Udaipur declaration. Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s name was on the cards to become the next CM of Rajasthan but many MLAs were against him and this became a hurdle for him to get the opportunity to serve as CM.

In the wake of this political drama, Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi on Thursday.

After meeting Gandhi, he spoke to media persons and said that he has decided not to contest the presidential polls. He also stressed that the party will decide on whether he still serve as CM of Rajasthan or not.

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Gehlot said, “Have always been a disciplined soldier of Congress.”

“I met Rahul Gandhi in Kochi and requested him to fight in the polls (for Congress President). When he didn’t accept, I said I’ll contest but now with that incident, I’ve decided not to contest the elections,” he said.

It was shocking for Gehlot to see MLAs backing him for skipping the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting and tendering their resignations to Assembly Speaker two days ago. He said, “it gave a message that all of it happened as I wanted to be CM.”

After meeting Sonia Gandhi he said, “It was my moral responsibility that the resolution should have been passed (in the CLP). So I have decided that I won’t contest (party president) election in these circumstances. It is my decision.”

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Bhavnagar: PM Modi Holds Roadshow & Inaugurates Regional Science Centre

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar during his two-day visit to his home state starting on Thursday.

Bhavnagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar during his two-day visit to his home state starting on Thursday.

People showered flower petals on PM Modi’s car as he held a roadshow in Bhavnagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple developmental initiatives worth over Rs 5,200 crore in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar.

The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the world’s first CNG terminal and a brownfield port in the city. The port will be developed at a cost of over Rs 4,000 crore and will have the state-of-the-art infrastructure for the CNG terminal. The port will have an ultra-modern container terminal, multipurpose terminal, and liquid terminal with direct door-step connectivity to the existing roadway and railway network.

PM Modi also inaugurated a regional science centre in Bhavnagar, spread over 20 acres and built at a cost of around Rs 100 crore. The centre has several theme-based galleries including the marine aquatic gallery, automobile gallery, and the Nobel Prize gallery. The centre will provide a creative platform for children.

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During the programme, the prime minister also inaugurated various other projects including package 7 of Sauni Yojna Link 2, 25 MW Palitana Solar PV Project, APPL Container (Aawadkrupa Plastomech Pvt. Ltd.) project; and laid the foundation stone of projects including package 9 of Sauni Yojna Link 2, Chorvadla Zone water supply project, among others.

Earlier today, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated various projects worth more than Rs 3,400 crore in Surat.

Prior to this, the Prime Minister held a roadshow. A huge crowd gathered to welcome the Prime Minister as his cavalcade moved forward.

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