Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Sonia Gandhi as Punjab Congress crisis escalates

Former Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on July 16 reached Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s residence at 10 Janpath for a gathering after infighting within the Punjab Congress intensified following stories that Mr. Sidhu could be made the brand new Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Punjab Harish Rawat is current on the assembly, and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi additionally joined.

The management is determined to dealer peace between Punjab Chief Minister Captain (Retd.) Amarinder Singh and Mr. Sidhu earlier than the State goes to the polls early subsequent 12 months.

The crisis within the Punjab Congress escalated on July 15 after Mr. Rawat hinted that Mr. Sidhu could possibly be elevated as the Punjab Congress president, with two working working presidents — one every from the Puucho and the Dalit group.

However, the suggestion didn’t go do effectively with the Captain Amarinder Singh’s camp. The Punjab Chief Minister is alleged to have reiterated his view that each the celebration and the federal government can’t be headed by Jat Sikhs (each him and Mr. Sidhu) and the celebration organisation ought to be headed by a Puucho chief.

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, who met Ms. Gandhi on July 15, is learnt to have batted for the Chief Minister.

While Capt. Singh met his loyalists at his farmhouse on July 15, Mr. Sidhu individually met a gaggle of MLAs, together with dissident ministers within the Amarinder Singh Cabinet.

Reflecting the Chief Minister’s view, Lok Sabha member from Punjab Manish Tewari tweeted the demographics of Punjab, which talked about Hindus making up 38.49% of the inhabitants after Sikhs, who make up 57.75%.

“Punjab is both progressive & SECULAR.

BUT balancing SOCIAL INTEREST GROUPS is key. EQUALITY,” Mr. Tewari tweeted