The differences between the newly appointed Punjab Congress Committee chief Navjot Sidhu and Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh are likely to intensify after the chief minister's fresh demand for a public apology.

In another twist to the political situation in Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has called a meeting of all the MPs and MLAs of the state, which will be held during lunch in Chandigarh on Wednesday. This meeting is taking place after Navjot Singh Sidhu was made the Punjab Congress President.

Even as it appeared that the Congress has reached a solution to end the bickering between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his former cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, the infighting is just refusing to die down.

Chandigarh: Punjab CM & Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh held a meeting with the party's senior colleagues from urban areas of Punjab.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met a three-member All India Congress Committee (AICC) panel, which was constituted to end the ongoing factionalism in the state unit prior to the Assembly Elections in 2022.

Training his guns at Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has said that the former failed to deliver justice in the Bargari and Kotkapura police firing cases. In a tweet shared from his account, Sidhu said that he wants to give power to people and that he "rejected the system when the system didn't allow reform".

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh appeared before a three-member Congress panel here on Friday, reportedly formed by the party high command to sort out the problems in its state unit. The meeting lasted for more than three hours.

Congress MLA Pargat Singh accuses Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh of threatening him.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday afternoon met Home Minister in Delhi. He said that the Centre should listen to the farmers and address their grievances over the three farm laws.

As the protests against the new farm laws entered its eighth day on Thursday, the farmer leaders once again reiterated their demands as they set out for another round of talks with the Centre.

Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar on November 29 questioned his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh's language which he used for him.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also urged farmers to reciprocate the Union Home Minister's gesture by accepting his appeal to shift to a designated place, thus paving the way for early talks to resolve their issues.

The government has began back channel discussions with protesting farmers over the three farm laws. Defence minister Rajnath Singh is holding talks with the farmers.

Delhi Congress leaders and workers, including its president Anil Kumar, were detained by police on Monday during a protest against farm bills at Rajghat.

Around 15-20 people set a tractor on fire at India Gate here on Monday morning, police said.

Reacting to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) quitting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the farm bills issue, the Congress on Saturday said it was the "victory" of farmers that the Akali Dal had to bow before their doorstep and break ties with the ruling coalition.