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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been engaged in a power tussle with former deputy CM Sachin Pilot

By India Today Web Desk: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been engaging in a war of words with his bete noire Sachin Pilot for several months now. Amid the ongoing tussle, a video has gone viral online in which Gehlot can be heard saying that a "big corona" entered Congress after the pandemic. It is believed that Gehlot allegedly likened Pilot to Coronavirus.

According to PTI, the video is of a pre-budget meeting Gehlot had with the representatives of the employees' union on Wednesday.

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Gehlot responded to someone in the meeting and, without taking anyone's name, said, “I have started meeting...earlier corona came...a big corona also entered our party.”

He added that despite byelections or Rajya Sabha polls, the government has brought excellent schemes with the support of employees. Gehlot's comment is being seen as a counter to Pilot's repeated attacks on his government.

Sachin Pilot, who has been touring across the state as part of the Kisan Sammelan, has been attacking the Gehlot government over several issues, including the cancellation of multiple exams in the state due to question paper leaks and sidelining party workers.

He also hinted that he should be handed over the reign of the Congress party in Rajasthan and said, "I have toiled very hard for five years. Ten months are still left for the assembly polls. If everyone is given the respect that is due to them, we can win the 2023 Assembly elections."

Gehlot and Pilot have been in a power tussle ever since the Congress formed the government in December 2018.

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