Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu had earlier held three rallies, including two in Bathinda and one in Hoshiarpur, without consulting the state unit. Sidhu also posted a cryptic video message on social media against people who make "compromises".
Punjab news: According to complainant Prabhjot Kaur, Congress leaders posted forged documents on their official Twitter handles, bearing fabricated signatures of Arvind Kejriwal to defame the AAP.
While the Congress slammed Jakhar, former chief minister Amarinder Singh, whose Punjab Lok Congress is an ally of the BJP, congratulated him for joining the saffron outfit and said honest and upright leaders like him cannot breathe in the grand old party.
The letter also mentioned Sidhu's ''inexcusable'' actions at the assumption ceremony of Warring. It said that Sidhu just greeted the incumbent PCC chief and left, while other leaders presented a united front.
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring thanked the party leadership including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for appointing him as the Punjab Congress president.
Asked about Sidhu's absence from the meetings, Warring said the former state Congress chief was away in Samrala. "It could be some personal matter," he said about Sidhu's visit to Samrala.
Brar is a Congress MLA who served as the Transport Minister of the state of Punjab under Congress rule, led by former CM Charanjit Singh Channi.
Ahead of the announcement of Punjab Cong's CM face, Sidhu had said that he would accept whatever Rahul Gandhi decides.
Punjab will go to the polls in a single phase on February 20 with the counting of the votes slated on March 10.
Reportedly, he is slated to contest the upcoming polls from the Majitha constituency, with his primary opponent being Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Bikram Singh Majithia.
Sonu Sood has shared best wishes for his sister Malvika, who joined Congress on Monday in the presence of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. The actor shared a note along with two priceless throwback pictures of the brother-sister duo.
Malvika Sood joined the Punjab Congress in presence of the Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Aam Aadmi Party is an honest party and it does not need sand mafias, he added. Illegal sand mining is a major political issue in Punjab against which the Kejriwal-led party has been constantly attacking the Congress government there.
Pritpal Singh Baliawal's move comes ahead of the Punjab assembly elections slated for 2022.
Education sector seems to be become the new bone of contention between AAP and Punjab Congress. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seems to have accepted Pargat Singh's challenge to him and has announced that he will soon present a list of 250 best schools in Delhi.
Congress has also warned Kaur of disciplinary action if she fails to produce the explanation within 7 days.
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and the party's state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu welcomed her to the party in Chandigarh. Ruby was earlier an AAP MLA from Bhatinda Rural.
Sidhu also asked why a special leave petition (SLP) has not been filed against the blanket bail given to former director-general of police Sumedh Singh Saini, one of the accused in the firing incident.
The advocate general had on Saturday accused Sidhu of obstructing the functioning of the state government and his office, and "spreading misinformation to gain political advantage".
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said that he has withdrawn his resignation as the chief of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC). Sidhu had quit from the post on September 28 soon after portfolio allocation in the new Punjab cabinet led by CM Charanjit Singh Channi.
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