<p>Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra accepted Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s revised proposal to convene the session of the assembly from August 14, capping the nearly week-long face-off over the issue.</p>.<p>A Raj Bhawan communique said the Governor has issued verbal orders to make adequate preparations to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the session</p>.<p>Facing a rebellion by his sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and at least 18 Congress MLAs, Gehlot has been demanding a session of the assembly to show that he enjoys majority, but has stopped short from mentioning it in his communique to the Governor.</p>.<p>Earlier, the Governor had returned the state government’s proposal to convene a session of the assembly for the third time, prompting the Congress to describe him as “killer of democracy”.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, at a function at the state Congress office, revealed that he had received a “second love letter” from the Governor, turning down his third request to convene a session of the assembly.</p>.<p>“Kalraj Ji, you are going to earn the infamy of a #KILLER_OF_DEMOCRACY. Loktantra ki Yamraj, BJP ke Pyare Kalraj (the lord of death of democracy, BJP favourite Kalraj),” Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha said.</p>.<p>Gehlot had called on Mishra on Wednesday afternoon and agreed to revise the proposal after addressing the Governor’s concerns of a 21-day notice.</p>.<p>The only concession the Governor appears to have made is to count is the 21-day period from the day he received the first recommendation from the Rajasthan cabinet to convene the assembly session.</p>
<p>Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra accepted Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s revised proposal to convene the session of the assembly from August 14, capping the nearly week-long face-off over the issue.</p>.<p>A Raj Bhawan communique said the Governor has issued verbal orders to make adequate preparations to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the session</p>.<p>Facing a rebellion by his sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and at least 18 Congress MLAs, Gehlot has been demanding a session of the assembly to show that he enjoys majority, but has stopped short from mentioning it in his communique to the Governor.</p>.<p>Earlier, the Governor had returned the state government’s proposal to convene a session of the assembly for the third time, prompting the Congress to describe him as “killer of democracy”.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, at a function at the state Congress office, revealed that he had received a “second love letter” from the Governor, turning down his third request to convene a session of the assembly.</p>.<p>“Kalraj Ji, you are going to earn the infamy of a #KILLER_OF_DEMOCRACY. Loktantra ki Yamraj, BJP ke Pyare Kalraj (the lord of death of democracy, BJP favourite Kalraj),” Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha said.</p>.<p>Gehlot had called on Mishra on Wednesday afternoon and agreed to revise the proposal after addressing the Governor’s concerns of a 21-day notice.</p>.<p>The only concession the Governor appears to have made is to count is the 21-day period from the day he received the first recommendation from the Rajasthan cabinet to convene the assembly session.</p>
