Congress leader Kapil Sibal informed party rebel Sachin Pilot via a news conference on Friday, “You can’t be a state chief with the support of only 20-25 legislators.”
“You can’t make party a tamasha before the public,” Mr Sibal added.
“I want to ask Sachin, do you want to become Chief Minister? Tell us. Why the protest? If you say you are not joining the BJP, then why are you sitting in Haryana? Why didn’t you attend Congress meetings?” he stated.
Mr. Sibal, a senior lawyer who assisted the Rajasthan Speaker in the Supreme Court in the battle against Mr. Pilot’s squad in the Congress, said that,”Do you want to form your own party? Whatever it is, come out and speak. Don’t sit inside a hotel.”
“The party is intrigued at your actions. You can’t make party a tamasha before the public. I am sure that is not your intention ,” Mr Kapil Sibal added.
Mr. Pillot, in opposition to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, has been mocked in the last two weeks, with the support of 18 different MLAs corralled in BJP-ruled Haryana.
“There is today a new definition of democracy and a new way of functioning of governors of states in this country. Governors are supposed to uphold the Constitution and the laws, but governors in this country are acting at the behest of the Union government,” He told in a statement.
On Friday, Congress stated that it was going to address the issue to Supreme Court after the Rajasthan High Court said that as of now no action could be taken against Sachin Pilot and other leaders.
Mr Sibal said, “How does the court know it is dissent within the party? His demand was to become Chief Minister in a year. Is it dissent?”
“If judges of high courts are not going to follow orders laid down by five judges of the Supreme Court, then I might as well take off my robes.” Mr Sibal added.
