Sidhu meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi as Punjab Congress infighting magnifies
India | July 16, 2021 13:32 ISTNavjot 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.
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.
While Captain Amarinder Singh will be the campaign committee chief, PS Bajwa is likely to be the manifesto committee chairman.
Anil Vij's reaction amid Punjab Congress' infighting has come when speculations are rising that Navjot Singh Sidhu may switch sides again.
Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has said he felt "encouraged" as even opposition leaders are talking about his party.
It's good to see that even opposition parties are praising AAP's good work. One feels encouraged about it, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Goa
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 Congress leadership is trying to work out a formula to accommodate all sections and give a prominent role to Navjot Singh Sidhu, either in the state cabinet or in the organisation.
I had come to meet the Congress president, discussed internal matters of the party, Punjab development issue. Whatever decision she takes as far as Punjab is concerned, we are ready for it. We are totally geared up for the upcoming elections: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh
Amid his tussle with Navjot Singh Sidhu, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday reached the national capital to hold a meeting with interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi to present his side of the story.
Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday made a fresh demand for nullifying the power purchase agreements in Punjab through a law.
According to the website of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd, the electricity charges to the tune of Rs 8,67,540 of his Amritsar home are yet to be paid, with July 2 as the last date for making payment.
Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has trained guns on Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh over the power cut order. In a series of tweets shared this morning, Sidhu said that flagged faults in the functioning of Singh's government, saying people of Punjab can get 24/7 power supply if the government "acts in the right direction"
"PPAs- Badal Govt signed PPAs with 3 Private Thermal Power Plants in Punjab. Till 2020, Punjab has already paid 5400 Crore due to faulty clauses in these Agreements and is expected to pay 65,000 Crore of Punjab People’s Money just as fixed charges," Sidhu added.
Chandigarh: Punjab CM & Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh held a meeting with the party's senior colleagues from urban areas of Punjab.
Navjot Singh Sidhu had met both Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday amid his ongoing tussle with Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh.
Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu - whose complaints against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had contributed to the crisis in the party's state unit - is at the home of Rahul Gandhi.
Both Rahul and Priyanka are trying to bring all Congress leaders including Sidhu on a common platform and present a united Congress ahead of 2022 elections.
After meeting Sidhu, Priyanka went to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence and had a 40-45-minutes-long meeting with him.
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