Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot asked to record statements with cops on their “horse trade” allegations
Jaipur:
Rajasthani police have issued notices to chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot to record their statement regarding the alleged attempts to “overthrow” the government of Congress, sources said today.
The police special operations group (SOG) also whipped the head of government Mahesh Joshi to record his statement, they said.
The move came after the special operations group on Friday registered an FIR against two people, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the horse trade of Congressmen for overthrowing the Ashok Gehlot government.
“Notices have been sent to the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and the Chief Government Whip for having recorded their statement in connection with this matter,” an official source told the Press Trust of news agency. India.
The sources told the PTI news agency that nearly a dozen deputies and others may also be published soon.
They said the investigation found that two to three MPs were also involved in offering money to Congress and other MPs on behalf of the BJP. However, Congress refused to release the names of these deputies.
In addition, measures against those involved in this case should also be taken by the anti-corruption office under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
In the meantime, the special operations group has arrested the two people whose calls were intercepted.
“One person was arrested in Udaipur and another in Ajmer district late last night. They were taken to Jaipur for questioning,” said an official with the special operations group.
The special operations group registered the FIR on the basis of facts that emerged during the interception of two mobile phone numbers, which indicated that efforts were being made to poach members of the ruling party, said a senior official. of the police.
The chief minister alleged that attempts were underway to destabilize the state government and the chief government whip had filed complaints with the special operations group and the anti-corruption bureau demanding an investigation into the matter before Rajya Sabha’s elections for two seats in the state. last month.
The deputy chief minister, who is also the head of the Pradesh congressional committee, said that no such incident had been brought to his attention and that no member had complained about it. .
Amid allegations of horse trade in MPs, Congress and other supporting MPs were held in a complex for several days until the June 19 Rajya Sabha election.
The chief minister, before the Rajya Sabha elections, had accused the BJP of having attempted to destabilize his government like Madhya Pradesh, an allegation which the BJP had rejected as baseless.
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