Sidhu tweet hints at patch-up in Punjab Congress

A tweet from dissident Congress chief and former Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday signifies a potential compromise in the faction-ridden Punjab Congress.

Responding to an allegation from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh was following of Rahul Gandhi’s directive to implicate SAD management in false circumstances, Mr Sidhu claimed justice in the sacrilege was “inching” ahead below a brand new Special Investigation Team (SIT).

“6 Yrs since sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.. No Justice in 2 yrs of your rule.. No Justice in the following 4.5 yrs.. Today, New SIT inches closer to Justice for Punjab’s Soul & you cry of political interference.. Political interference was that which delayed Justice by 6 yrs,” Mr Sidhu stated on Twitter.

The timing of Mr Sidhu’s tweet is as vital as its content material. It comes simply days after the SIT questioned former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal in addition to his outbursts that the Amarinder Singh authorities was shielding the Badals.

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Mr Sidhu’s tweets might give the Congress a method out because the management is learnt to have instructed the Punjab Chief Minister to point out seen motion not simply on the sacrilege difficulty but in addition towards the liquor, sand and transport mafia working in the State.

In one other tweet, the dissident Congress chief requested his authorities what it had executed towards Vikram Majithia, who was blamed for being concerned a drug racket when the Akalis have been in energy.

“To DGP [Director General Police] … What have you done about Majithia ? About those who gave political facilitation & protection to set-up Chemical Drug Factory in Punjab ? What is action taken on Big fish mentioned in STF report sent by Hon High Court to Govt ? Thus today he threatens to put cases on us,” the cricketer-turned-politician stated.

While there isn’t a unanimity amongst Punjab leaders on making Mr. Sidhu the Punjab Congress chief — a submit he’s sought to have wished — the Congress management is eager to current a united face going into the 2022 Assembly elections.

In this context, by the week the previous Congress president Rahul Gandhi has met a number of leaders together with the incumbent Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar, Punjab ministers Brahm Mohindra, Balbir Sidhu, Vijay Inder Singla and Lok Sabha member Manish Tewari (all near Capt Amarinder) in addition to detractor Samsher Singh Dullo.