Rajasthan MLAs shifted to secluded Manesar resort

Sumedha Sharma

Tribune News service

Gurugram, July 16

To escape the media glare, 20 Rajasthan legislators supporting Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot were shifted to a more secluded resort near Manesar in the dead of Monday night, it has been learnt.

An ambulance was parked outside the resort and a sign of “quarantine centre” was reportedly pasted there.

Guards have been telling visitors that the resort was for Covid patients only, though the hotel authorities have not issued any statement in this regard.

A call made by The Tribune to the resort seeking a reservation for the weekend elicited a negative response. The receptionist informed this correspondent that all rooms were booked till next week.

When asked about visiting the resort for a forthcoming wedding, the receptionist said the visit would be possible after one week. Quizzed about the “quarantine centre” status of the resort, she claimed, “No ma’am, we have no Covid issue or quarantine centre. We had some guests last week, so we have closed the resort for sanitisation.”

A source says Pilot, who has been avoiding media glare in light of the political rumblings in Rajasthan, wanted his team of MLAs to be shifted to a more secluded place. He was seen entering the resort riding pillion on a bike from the gate reserved for staff. He was wearing a helmet.

About 45 rooms have reportedly been booked in the name of two persons. The names of MLAs are not mentioned in the booking register. A video in which 16 MLAs could be purportedly seen inside the resort was “leaked”. There was no visual of Pilot.