#" !"#$ %&'! !"#$" ( ) * + -%#/! 4 2037 78 1 5 9 2 01 2 202 66 6 1 // 2 6 6 0 0 0 3 2 4 5 3 && () (*+ , -'& $$ !"#!$%$%&'$( R R involved in Gehlot-Pilot face- off all these days, directed fter rebel leader Sachin senior Congress leaders to get APilot asserted he was still a in touch with Pilot and pave the Congressman and had no way for ensure his return. intention to join the BJP, the But buoyed by the fact Congress top leadership has that several Pilot supporter he Trump administration stepped in to bring him back to MLAs were sending feelers to Thas agreed to rescind its the “family” even as Rajasthan come back to Jaipur, Gehlot July 6 rule, which temporarily Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot unleashed a scathing attack bared international students seemed totally opposed to his on Pilot in the afternoon, from staying in the United “homecoming”. accusing Pilot of indulging in Speaker CP Joshi said. States unless they attend at least In his separate media inter- horse trading to topple the Sources said the notices one in-person course, a feder- action, Pilot laid emphasis on Congress Government in were sent after the chief whip al district court judge said on to the status quo,” Judge Allison attempt to malign him before Rajasthan. Taking a jibe at of the Congress in Rajasthan Tuesday. Burroughs, the federal district the Gandhis by alleging that he Pilot Gehlot said that only Assembly, Mahesh Joshi, wrote The U-turn by the Trump judge in Boston, said in a sur- hobnobbed with the BJP. If his English fluency and being to the Speaker, seeking pro- administration comes follow- prise statement at the top of the emphasis on “Gandhis” was his handsome is not everything. ceedings against the rebel ing a nationwide outrage hearing on the lawsuit. way to reach out to them, then Claiming that the Pilot MLAs in accordance with the against its July 6 order and a The announcement comes it didn’t go unanswered. For the camp was also hand-in-glove 10th Schedule of the series of lawsuits filed by a large as a big relief to international first time during the entire cri- with the BJP’s attempts at Constitution. number of educational institu- students, including from India. sis, Sonia Gandhi reportedly horse-trading in the recent The Congress also cited tions, led by the prestigious In the 2018-2019 academ- asked Ashok Gehlot not to crit- Rajya Sabha elections, Gehlot past Supreme Court rulings to P Harvard University and ic year, there were over 10 lakh icise the former Deputy CM said, “Horse trading was being seek their disqualification. Massachusetts Institute of international students in the and make way for his return. done in Jaipur, we have the Notices have been sent to all be interesting to see whether per cent vote shares each in the Technology (MIT), seeking a US. According to a recent Sources said soon after proof. We had to keep people rebels through e-mail and Pilot turns this rebellion into a State. In eastern Rajasthan, the permanent injunctive relief to report of the Student and Gehlot slammed Pilot before at a hotel for 10 days, if we had WhatsApp. Physical copies ebel Congress leader Sachin turning point in his political Congress won several seats in bar the Department of Exchange Visitor Program the media, he received a call not done that, the same thing have also been delivered to the RPilot is now left with few career. One of the options the 2018 Assembly elections Homeland Security (DHS) and (SEVP), 1,94,556 Indian stu- from the party chief who that is happening in Manesar official Jaipur addresses and options but to climb down before him is to accept a com- because of the support of both the US Immigration and dents were enrolled in various advised him to take steps to now would have happened constituency addresses of the after several MLAs close to him promise formula to be back as these two communities. Customs Enforcement (ICE) academic institutions in the US defuse the situation and not do back then.” rebel MLAs. opposed any truck with the BJP PCC chief. Another possibility, which from enforcing the federal in January. anything to belittle Pilot. In the morning, reflecting Among those sent notices and risk their membership of And there he can also have though Pilot has denied, is to guidelines barring interna- Judge Burroughs said the This followed a press con- Gehlot’s hard stand, Rajasthan are Vishvendra Singh and the Assembly after they were a major say in the next pan- get in touch the BJP and break tional students attending col- policy would apply nation- ference by Congress chief Speaker issued notices to Pilot Ramesh Meena, who were served disqualification notice chayat elections in State politics. a sizeable number of MLAs to leges and universities offering wide. “Both the policy directive spokesman Randeep Surjewala and 18 other rebel Congress sacked along with Pilot from by the Rajasthan Speaker. It’s unlikely that Pilot will like head a BJP-led Government. only online courses from stay- and the frequently asked ques- in Jaipur who appealed to Pilot MLAs after the party sought the State Cabinet after their Making this difficult for to be back in the Government But this option is not like- ing in the country. tions would not be enforced to return “home” (Congress) their disqualification from the rebellion against Chief Minister Pilot is Rajasthan Chief and work under Gehlot any ly to be a cakewalk for Pilot. The As many as 17 US states anyplace,” she said, and give up the BJP’s hospital- State Assembly. Sacked Deputy Ashok Gehlot. Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is more as Deputy Chief Minister. likes of former Chief Minister and the District of Columbia, referring to the agreement ity at Manesar under the Chief Minister Sachin Pilot Earlier, in separate state- opposed to the efforts mooted Another option for Pilot is Vasundhara Raje, veteran leader along with top American IT between the US government Haryana Government. and the other MLAs were asked ments to media channels by the Central leadership to to form a regional outfit with Gulabchand Kataria, State party companies such as Google, and MIT and Harvard. Later, Gehlot, who had to respond to the notices by Sachin said that there was no bring back pilot once again in his loyalists, challenging both president Satish Poonia are Facebook and Microsoft, Congressman Brad Scneider been foul-mouthing Sachin Friday. The notices were issued truth in the rumours of him the “Congress family”. Sources the Congress and the BJP in the unlikely to agree on Pilot as one joined MIT and Harvard in the said this is a great win for inter- Pilot also came with a tweet on Tuesday. joining the BJP. said Gehlot wants Pilot to be next elections in Rajasthan, a of the CM candidates. US District Court in national students, colleges and that he “loved” the new gener- The MLAs had defied a He said that he had worked expelled from the party con- State, which traditionally has, Raje will be an important Massachusetts against the DHS common sense. ation of leaders and tomorrow whip and did not attend its leg- very hard to defeat the saffron tending that Pilot could remain for at least the last two decades, factor for the BJP before it con- and the ICE in seeking an “The Administration needs belongs to them. This was an islature party meetings held on party in the Assembly elec- a “threat forever” to the stabil- witnessed the consecutive rule siders including Pilot in the injunction to stop the entire to give us a plan to tackle our apparent reference to his for- Monday and Tuesday. tions that saw Congress return ity of the State Government. of the BJP and the Congress. party. Despite the electoral rule from going into effect. public health crisis — it can’t be mer Deputy CM. “Notices have been issued to power. He said that he is yet After his unceremonious Pilot has a stronghold on losses, Vasundhara continues to “I have been informed by recklessly creating rules one Sources said that Rahul to 19 rebel MLAs, including to take a decision on his future exit as Rajasthan Deputy CM the Meena-Gujjar community command Rajasthan BJP with the parties that they have come day and rescinding them the Gandhi, who has not been Sachin Pilot, yesterday,” course of action. and State PCC president, it will and both communities have 8 a stronghold. to a resolution. They will return next,” he said in a tweet. ! !" #!$ %$# he Centre on Wednesday Tlaunched the IIT-Delhi he count of fresh cases of developed low-cost coron- TCovid-19 infection report- avirus testing kit worth 650 ed in Jharkhand in a day broke fter ensuring that troops approximately. The test kit, all past records on Wednesday Ahave withdrawn from the Corosure, has been touted as as an unprecedented 314 sus- stand-off sites at the Line of the most affordable probe-free pects tested positive for the Actual Control (LAC) in RT-PCR diagnostic kit available virus in 24 hours, health Eastern Ladakh, India and whose test results would be officials said. China mutually agreed on available in three hours and the So far, the highest ever sin- modalities to implement the sensitivity of the tests are com- gle-day-spike in cases was next phase of disengagement. parable to kits that are currently reported on Tuesday after 244 In the 15-hour marathon talks, available and has been people tested positive for India also made it clear that all approved by the ICMR.