As the Congress high command formally announced former Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu as the PPCC chief on Sunday, display boards and buntings congratulating him were already put up in the city.
Sidhu, who replaced Sunil Jakhar, was elevated to the position despite opposition from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Congress Interim president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday appointed Navjot Singh Sidhu as president of Punjab Congress Committee with immediate effect.
Punjab MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to meet at former Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa's Delhi residence on Sunday. According to the details, the meeting is said to take place at 1:30 pm today.
Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday.
Amid continued infighting in the Punjab Congress, former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party in-charge of Punjab affairs, Harish Rawat also attended the meeting with 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.
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.
In the next 3-4 days, 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 amid troubles in the party following a rift between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.
OMG: High level political drama in Punjab Congress
Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday made a fresh demand for nullifying the power purchase agreements in Punjab through a law.
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday pitched for providing up to 300 units of free electricity and round-the-clock power supply to consumers in Punjab.
Chandigarh: Punjab CM & Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh held a meeting with the party's senior colleagues from urban areas of Punjab.
After meeting Sidhu, Priyanka went to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence and had a 40-45-minutes-long meeting with him.
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he had no meeting scheduled with Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab politician met party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Navjot Singh Sidhu will meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi today, amidst the ongoing squabble in Punjab Congress.
Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to appear before a two-member AICC panel in Delhi on Thursday. This would be the second time when Sidhu will appear before an AICC panel amid infighting in the Congress' Punjab unit ahead of the Assembly elections.
Amarinder Singh will on Tuesday meet a three-member AICC Committee in Delhi which was formed to end the ongoing factionalism in Punjab unit.
Uttar Pradesh ATS has arrested two people involved in conversion in the state. According to the police, the duo targeted poor families, unemployed youth and people with disabilities, especially children with hearing and speech disabilities, forcing them to change their religion.
AAP and BJP rejected the Punjab government's decision to constitute a new special investigation team to probe the 2015 Kotkapura firing incident,
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