Overview

• Sachin Pilot visited Ashok Gehlot’s residence last week to invite him to the ‘Prerna Diwas’ memorial, leading to their first joint appearance since the 2020 rebellion.
• The ceremony at Zerota-Bhandana featured an all-faith prayer meeting, a two-minute silence and an exhibition of Rajesh Pilot’s photographs, personal belongings and career milestones.
• Senior Congress figures—including AICC in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra and Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully—joined nine sitting MPs and 47 of the party’s 66 MLAs in paying tribute.
• Gehlot recalled his 18-year parliamentary partnership with Rajesh Pilot and emphasized enduring affection with Sachin Pilot, who described his father as a unifying force committed to farmers’ welfare.
• The event’s high-profile turnout of current and former legislators and party functionaries has been seen as a display of cohesion within Rajasthan’s Congress ranks.