Political rising star Sachin Pilot’s Rajasthan sacking exposes India’s Congress party troubles

The shock sacking of the second most senior government official in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan has caused political turmoil as the country crossed a grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday and authorities suggested people should learn to “live with the virus”. It was the refusal of Sachin Pilot, deputy chief minister of the country’s largest state by land area, to toe the party line that reportedly led to his dismissal – all the more surprising because he had been…