Sachin Pilot Keeps Congress Guessing With Cryptic Message On His Father’s Death Anniversary

Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday paid homage to his father Rajesh Pilot on his death anniversary amid speculations he may make some some significant announcement there on his political future.

Now, all eyes would be on Pilot as he will attend a programme at Dausa later in the day.

"My respected father, I bow down to Shri Rajesh Pilot ji on his death anniversary. His attachment to his workplace, his affinity with the public and his dedicated working style towards public welfare are my guide. He never compromised on his principles considering public interest as paramount. I will always follow his thoughts and ideals," Sachin Pilot tweeted.

There has been speculation Pilot may announce his own party or his future plans at the programme in Dausa.

Pilot's tweet comes even as the Congress has said he will unitedly contest the next Rajasthan assembly elections.

Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal on Friday dismissed as rumours reports that Pilot may announce his own party on his father Rajesh Pilot's death anniversary and asserted the Congress will contest Rajasthan's assembly polls unitedly.

"I don't believe in rumours. The reality is that the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi discussed with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot and after that we said that we will go together. That is the position of the Congress party," Venugopal had told PTI.

"In my knowledge, there is no such thing," he said, when asked specifically about reports of Pilot floating a new party.

The Congress last week had said the party is supreme and will fight the Rajasthan Assembly polls unitedly to emerge victorious, an assertion that came after Pilot refused to budge from his demands.

In a bid to defuse the tensions, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi had held marathon discussions with Gehlot and Pilot separately last week, sources had said. They had later posed for photographs at Kharge's 10 Rajaji Marg residence here.

After the meetings, the party had said Gehlot and Pilot have agreed to fight the upcoming assembly elections unitedly and have left all issues to be resolved by the party high command.