Congress leaders hail Sachin Pilot's contribution to party

NEW DELHI: After the removal of Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief, many party leaders sided with him, recalling his work to strengthen the party.

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada took to Twitter and wrote, "Sachin Pilot is not just a colleague but my friend. No one can take away the fact that all these years he has worked with dedication for the party. Sincerely hope the situation can still be salvaged. Sad it has come to this..."

Prasada and Pilot were ministers in the Congress-led UPA-2 government. Party spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill also tweeted, "Unfortunate and sad turn of events." Meanwhile, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urged Pilot not to be emotional and be patient. "My advice to Sachin Pilot is to be patient, not to be emotional. Having bright future your turn will come. I also had similar hurdles but ultimately patience helped. Better not to run after power which will come automatically," Gogoi said in a tweet. (IANS)

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