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Rajasthan: Congress MLAs supporting Gehlot raise slogans at Raj Bhawan

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Chief Minister had met Governor Kalraj Mishra in the afternoon of July 24. Photo-ANI

Congress MLAs supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot raised slogans at Raj Bhawan on July 24.

The protest is being made over the issue of convening of the Assembly session.

Chief Minister had met Governor Kalraj Mishra in the afternoon of July 24.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot after meeting Governor Kalraj Mishra in the Raj Bhawan on July 24 said that he would have not stooped the assembly session without some pressure from the top.

Ashok Gehlot said, "Governor is our constitutional head. I don't hesitate to say that he couldn't have stopped it without some pressure from the top. Why did he not decide yesterday? We've requested him again to make a decision soon. People are waiting. I am sure that Governor will not come under any pressure, he will make a decision. We hope the Assembly session begins soon. So we are sitting here in protest. After he gives us a letter we will decide the further course of action."


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