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The decision comes in the view of recent developments in Rajasthan where his loyalists engaged in an open rebellion over a possible leadership change in the state.
Cong prez Sonia Gandhi has initiated discussions with senior party leaders across the country as a solution to the crisis and a decision on the official presidential candidate of the party remains elusive.
He has stood by the Gandhi family, funded the party, stood up to the shenanigans of the BJP, and championed Rahul Gandhi for the presidency of the party.
Gehlot's arch-rival in the party Sachin Pilot informed his loyalists that if Gehlot, who scuttled his chances of becoming the Chief Minister, is the presidential candidate, he would contest against him.
Though senior leader and current Assembly Speaker C P Joshi was also in the fray to become CM, sources pointed out that Pilot had the backing of the Gandhi family.
Several ministers in the Rajasthan govt have advocated for Ashok Gehlot to be retained as both the CM and the party's national president. Some have also endorsed Sachin Pilot.
Gehlot said other "Congress friends" may also contest but what matters is unity and the need to strengthen the organisation at all levels.
A Khap panchayat even asked her family to pay Rs 10 lakh, according to police.
Khamera police have detained five people from the area. The National Commission for Women has also taken note of the case.
A police official said the video purportedly showing 'khadim' Salman Chisti was shot before tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder in Udaipur on June 28 but surfaced on the internet later.
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