Senior Punjab Cabinet Minister Brahm Mahindra on Tuesday too welcomed the appointment of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the PPCC President but ruled out a personal meeting with him till he resolves his issues with Chief Minister.
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.
Amid a political tussle over the likely elevation of Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu as the state Congress chief, at least 10 MLAs on Sunday issued a joint statement in support of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and urged the party high command not to "let him down".
If sources are to be believed, Captain has agreed to Sidhu's elevation but with conditions apply. The CM has said to have agreed to the arrangements after meeting AICC general secretary and Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has made it clear that the face of the party in Punjab is Captain Amarinder Singh and if there is any difference, it should be resolved internally.
Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday.
A day earlier, Amarinder had expressed his reservations to party president Sonia Gandhi on giving a key post to party colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu.
In a letter to Modi, the chief minister cited "heightened cross-border threat and increased drone and other terrorist activities by ISI-backed groups, including plans by Khalistani outfits to target certain farmer leaders".
Captain Amarinder Singh also said that the situation in Punjab is not so favorable and in the days to come the party may have to bear the loss of interference and decisions being taken by the high command.
Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi. The meeting comes ahead of the party's Punjab unit revamp.
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.
Earlier in the day, Amarinder spoke with Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi to register his protest over the party's decision to make Sidhu president of the state unit.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday dismissed reports of his resignation, amid a political tug of war with Navjot Singh Sidhu.
The political tug of war between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu seems to be reaching no conclusion. While the Congress high command is planning a bigger role for Sidhu, Amarinder is in no mood to budge.
While Captain Amarinder Singh will be the campaign committee chief, PS Bajwa is likely to be the manifesto committee chairman.
There has been an ongoing tussle between the CM and his in-house arch critic cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu over various issues including the candidature for Congress top job in the state.
The Punjab government has announced a waiver of Rs 590 crore loans under the farm debt waiver scheme for labourers and the landless farming community.
Navjot Sidhu, who had resigned from the Punjab Cabinet after he was divested of the local bodies portfolio in 2019, has been at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
There will be good news for Punjab Congress, said Congress General Secretary in-charge of Punjab, Harish Rawat after meeting Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.
The meeting assumes significance as the party high command has been trying to resolve the internal rift in the Punjab unit of the Congress and there is talk of its revamp, with just months to go for the assembly polls.
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