'I Have Decided Not To Contest For Party's Presidential Elections', Says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

At a meeting today at 10 Janpath, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot declared that he won't fight for the position of Congress President and that he has "apologised" to Sonia Gandhi for the rebel situation in the state. The key meeting of today took place as the Rajasthan rebel issue and the election for Congress president were in a state of upheaval. While briefing media Gehlot said, "I had a conversation with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. Whatever happened two days ago shocked us. It gave a message that all of it happened as I wanted to be CM. I apologised to her. One-line resolution is our tradition. Unfortunately, a situation arose that resolution wasn't passed. It was my moral responsibility, but despite being a CM I couldn't get the resolution passed. I met Rahul Gandhi in Kochi & requested him to fight in the polls. When he didn't accept, I said I'll contest but now with that incident, I've decided not to contest the elections." Tune in for more such updates and news. #englishnews #congress #ashokgehlot