'Nation will watch magician Gehlot's show on August 14'

Jaisalmer: Parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal , who came here on Thursday, said the entire country will watch the magic of ‘our magician’—a reference to chief minister Ashok Gehlot— on August 14, the day on which the state assembly session would commence.

“That day everything will get clear,” said Dhariwal on whether the Gehlot government would be able to prove its majority in the House.

The minister claimed the government was “safe”. At the same time, he added it was yet to be decided if the government would seek a trust vote during the session.

On Rajasthan high court’s notices to the six MLAs who switched over from BSP to Congress, Dhariwal said, “We will abide by the court order.”

Earlier in the day, the high court directed the court notices be served to the six MLAs, currently staying in Jaisalmer, through the district judge and the district SP.

Jaisalmer SP Ajay Singh said he was yet to receive any official information about the high court order. “Whatever will be the court order, it will fulfilled,” the SP said.

After the high court order, the security of the six MLAs was increased. While stating that he would not comment much on the matter pending before the court, the parliamentary affaris minister said, “The government is in majority. The court decision will not make any difference to the government’s majority.”

Dhariwal claimed that MLAs from the rebel Sachin Pilot group want to return to the Gehlot camp. “This will be clear in the coming days. The MLAs are calling us regularly to be with us.” The parliamentary affairs minister refuted the charge that MLAs were being forcefully held in two hotels in Jaisalmer.