‘Khat’ on dais collapses at Rahul Gandhi’s Kisan Mahapanchayat

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Feb 12 : Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s two-day visit to Rajasthan seemed to marred by poor arrangements by the faction-ridden ruling party as the ‘Khat’ on the dais, accommodating senior leaders such as former state chief Sachin Pilot, collapsed during the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’.
The incident occurred at the mahapanchayat at Pilibanga in Hanumangarh district.
The opposition BJP immediately termed the gathering a “total failure”.
State BJP President Satish Poonia said: “Today Rahul Gandhi left the people in Rajasthan disappointed as he did not entertain them. He spoke without basis on agricultural laws; misled people about China and made obnoxious remarks on the Prime Minister; and the khat also came down in the programme, meaning total failure.” The seating arrangements also underscored a rift in the ruling party, as Pilot was three seats away from Gandhi scion, who was flanked by Chief Minister Ashok Gehot on his right and state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara on his left. State in charge Ajay Maken was sitting next to Dotasara and then was Pilot.
Earlier, Pilot used to sit next to Gandhi when he held the position of state chief and Deputy Chief Minister.