Pilot has his way, Cong replaces Rajasthan in-charge

Congress on Sunday removed Avinash Pande as general secretary in charge of Rajasthan in a sign that the party high command had conceded Sachin Pilot’s demand for Pande’s removal. It also seemed to indicate that the party accepted the charge that Pande’s proximity to Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot had failed to make him take a neutral position in settling the dispute between the two warring sides.