Jaipur: With a truce having been reportedly reached between rebel leader Sachin Pilot and the Congress to end Rajasthan government’s survival crisis, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the MLAs supporting him are a little “upset” over the turn of events in the last few days.
Speaking to reporters, Gehlot said it is natural for the MLAs to be upset but he has explained to them that they need to be tolerant in order to serve the people.
“It is natural for MLAs to be upset; the manner in which this episode occurred and the way in which they stayed for a month, it was natural. I have explained to them that sometimes we need to be tolerant if we have to serve the nation, state, people and save the democracy,” the chief minister said.
He asserted that the fight is to save democracy and it will continue. “All our MLAs stayed together for such a long time. This is a victory of the people of Rajasthan. It is our duty to serve the people of the state,” Ashok Gehlot said.
“We will work together. Our friends who had gone away have now come back. I hope that we will do away with all our differences and fulfil our resolve to serve the state,” he added.
The chief minister’s remarks indicating that the tension between the two camps is far from over came a day after he met with Congress MLAs staying at a hotel in Jaisalmer.
