October 01
Fortune of former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh in Congress…?
Punjab will go for Assembly Election in the first quarter of 2022. Many happenings happened in the ruling Congress during last few days. Also, what will be end to all these political happenings, is yet to be seen. It is a big question now, who will the face of Congress in the upcoming election ?
Since last few months, the fight between former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjyot Singh Sidhu, was growing which ended with Amarinder Singh’s resignation.
Speaking to Media, Amarinder said, he felt humiliated in Congress and that is the reason he resigned’.
Sources said Amarinder spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi this morning and told her he is being humiliated and will instead resign from the party.
Congress’ Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as the 16th chief minister of Punjab, replacing Captain Amarinder Singh who resigned on amid the ongoing political tussle with the party’s state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu.
After that, it was expected that, every thing will be in-place soon. But, soon after Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu announced his resignation from his position on Tuesday.
Sources said, he may form his own political party. Reportedly, Singh is consulting with his supporters to have the plan for a new party.
Punjab was one of the few states where the Congress government was stable since last elections.
But, Sidhu, who has switched from the BJP, managed to destabilise the government.
Many senior leaders have blamed the Congress high command and Rahul Gandhi for the crisis.
But, this is time to settle down the issues in the Party soon, because it is 3/4 months to go for election.
