It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Charanjit Singh Channi has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab, AICC general secretary Harish Rawat said on Sunday.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, the Jails and Cooperation Minister in the outgoing cabinet, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, who will be the next chief minister, the sources said.
Amarinder Singh resigned as Punjab chief minister on Saturday, saying he felt 'humiliated' at the way the party handled the infighting in the state unit. Congress MLAs in Punjab have meanwhile reiterated that the decision over the prospective candidate for the post of Punjab CM lies in the hands of the party's high command. Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, current state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa are frontrunners for the post of the CLP leader, the sources said.
Sources say that this time the Congress party will appoint a deputy chief minister also. The decisions on new Punjab Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are likely to be taken on Sunday.
Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as chief minister of Punjab with less than five months to go for the Assembly polls after a bruising power struggle with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, and said he felt "humiliated" over the way the party handled the protracted crisis.
Following years and months of bitter dual with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as Chief Minister and raised serious questions against Sidhu.
Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as Punjab Chief Minister on Saturday amid power tussle with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Navjot Singh Sidhu, going on and on for months. Speaking to ANI, Amarinder Singh said, "...Navjot Singh Sidhu is an incompetent man, he is going to be a disaster. I will oppose his name for the next chief mininster face. He has a connection with Pakistan. It will be a threat to national security."
Launching an all out attack at Navjot Singh Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh said he (Sidhu) is friends with (Pakistan Army chief) Qamar Javed Bajwa and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, I will oppose if he is chosen as the next CM face of Punjab.
Congress veteran Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as chief minister of Punjab, capping months of a power tussle that had polarised the ruling party in the state headed for elections in just about four months.
Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as Punjab Chief Minister ahead of the crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting in Chandigarh today. The development comes amid the ongoing power battle with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sindhu that have created differences in the party.
Earlier in the day, Amarinder Singh spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and expressed his anguish and displeasure over his repeated "humiliation".
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The remark came over Sidhu's criticism of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his government's "masquerade" over the Centre's farm laws.
Both Navjot Sidhu and Amarinder Singh are pitted against each other and the state Congress infighting has escalated.
While only until recently, Sidhu's feud with Amarinder Singh was on full display, he slammed the Badal family for fueling the farmers' protests. He said that the blueprint for the three farm laws was prepared under the reign of the Badals.
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The Punjab Congress president criticised the Badals in a press conference held in Chandigarh.
Punjab congress chief Navjot singh Sidhu attack against Shiromani Akali dal, sidhu said Akali Dal laid foundation of three Farm Laws.
Navjot Sidhu said farmer leaders are demanding cancellation of unjust and unfair FIRs registered against the farmer unions due to cases of violence during the agitation in the state.
Sidhu along with other party leaders on Friday met representatives of farmer unions in Chandigarh, ahead of the state Assembly elections scheduled next year.
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