The Prime Minister of Punjab, Amarinder Singh, met on Friday with the three-person body set up by the High Command of Congress to resolve power struggles within the party’s state unity.
After the meeting, Amarinder Singh said, “It was an internal discussion and so I will not reveal anything about it. [Punjab Assembly] Elections will be held in the next six months. We are all preparing to face this. “
The panel also briefed former congress leader Rahul Gandhi on developments and consultations with various Punjab leaders, the PTI news agency quoted sources as saying.
Amarinder Singh met the panel under the leadership of the opposition leader in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge at the party headquarters on Akbar Road in New Delhi. AICC General Secretary Harish Rawat, responsible for Punjab, and former MP Aggarwal are members of the body.
Fight in the Punjab Congress
The meeting took place in the midst a bitter war of words between Amarinder Singh and his former cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu. Sidhu has publicly attacked the prime minister over a SIT report on the sacrilege problem in Punjab.
Sidhu had claimed that Amarinder Singh wanted to save the real culprits and was working with the Shiromani Akali Dal. However, Amarinder Singh has denied the allegations and openly challenged Navjot Singh Sidhu by calling for action against him for the party’s indiscipline.
in addition, Dissident MLAs have raised several issues, including the existence of land, sand, drug, cable, and illegal alcohol mafias. You have also accused CM Amarinder Singh of working in an autocratic style.
The Congress body has Sidhu. already met, Party MPs, MLAs, and former PCC leaders, as well as a host of other leaders, over the past four days.
PANEL TO PRESENT REPORT SOON
The The body set up by Congress President Sonia Gandhi will likely submit its report to her until the weekend or the beginning of next week. A change in the Punjab cabinet and party is imminent ahead of next year’s general election, sources said.
As part of the reconciliation efforts and to unite the party, sources said Sidhu could be re-inducted into the Punjab cabinet and appointed deputy prime minister.
The leadership could also work to replace Sunil Jhakar as head of the state congress, a post that Sidhu has long had his sights set on. Jakhar has finished his term, but has been asked by the High Command of Congress to continue serving as head of state.
(With entries from PTI)
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