A day after a group of Congress MLAs met Sachin Pilot, another party legislator on Friday expressed support for the dissident leader as trouble brewed again in Rajasthan’s ruling party.
Roy, the former second-in-command of the TMC who joined the saffron party in November 2017, has been distancing himself from the BJP for the last several days.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh joined protests against the fuel price hike with other leaders on June 11 in Bhopal.
Mukul Roy was once considered the closet aide of Mamata. He quit the TMC in 2017 and joined the BJP.
Congress leaders and party workers on Friday held symbolic protests at petrol pumps in several parts of the city, demanding a complete rollback of fuel price hike.
There are reports doing rounds that Sachin Pilot is being sidelined by CM Ashok Gehlot and that he has raised the matter with the Congress high command.
The rumblings in Rajasthan continue to hamper the Congress party and its prospects in the state partially after Sachin Pilot made it clear that the panel that was formed to clear the differences between Pilot camp and Gehlot camp has failed to do it.
In just last 5 months alone, the prices of petrol and diesel have been increased by 44 times. Fuel prices have crossed the hundred rupees mark in several states.
The government Wednesday announced MSP for paddy of both grades which have been increased by Rs 72 per quintal, jowar by Rs 118, bajra by Rs 100, ragi by Rs 82, and arhar and urad by Rs 300 per quintal from previous year.
Former chief minister of Karnataka and senior Congress leader, Veerappa Moily, on June 10 said the Congress needs to undergo a "major surgery" and responsibility should be given to the people who are committed to the party's ideology.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday arrived in New Delhi where he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence. His visit assumes significance as the politically crucial state of UP is going to polls early next year.
The panel said that majority of the MLAs are with CM Amarinder Singh and there is no need for a change of guard in the state.
Rahul Gandhi’s close aide Jitin Prasada on Wednesday joined the BJP, senior party leader and former Union minister Kapil Sibal has called for reforms in the grand old party.
"What can I say? He is such a senior leader but I know the situation in UP and the connection between people and Congress. I decided this after thinking everything," Jitin Prasada said
After Madhya Pradesh Congress Twitter handle put a controvercial tweet on Jitin Prasada after he joined BJP, the former union minister reacted mildly.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge expressed sadness on Jitin Prasada's decision to join BJP.
Jitin Prasada was the Congress leader in-charge of West Bengal before joining the BJP. Him joining the BJP will boost the saffron party as it works to strengthen its social coalition ahead of assembly elections in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh early next year.
Reports of internal infighting within the Congress' Rajasthan unit have been doing the rounds for weeks. It is believed that former deputy CM Sachin Pilot has conveyed his concerns to the party high command. Pilot told the leadership that he and other MLAs belonging to his camp are being targeted and sidelined by Gehlot despite assurances from the Gandhis last year.
Sidhu has been at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and has publicly attacked him over an SIT report on the sacrilege issue in the state.
Sachin Pilot had returned to the Congress camp after a brief rebellion last year. Pilot was, however, not re-inducted into the Cabinet and also not given any important role in the party.
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