Don't let down Capt Amarinder Singh: Cong MLAs to party high command

In a statement issued on Sunday, ten Punjab Congress MLAs said they hoped the party high command will definitely keep in mind the status, contribution and background of Captain Amarinder Singh while making vital decisions for the party.

Hyderabad:Amid the ongoing political tussle in the Punjab Congress unit, ten Congress MLAs on Sunday urged the party high command 'not to let down' Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, "due to whose unrelenting efforts the party stands well-entrenched" in the state. "There was no doubt that the appointment of state PPCC chief was the prerogative of the party high command but at the same time washing dirty linen in public has only decreased the party graph during the last couple of months," a statement released by the MLAs said.

"Since merely six months were left for the elections, pulling the party into the different directions will only harm its prospects in the 2022 polls," the statement further said. The MLAs also demanded that Navjot Singh Sidhu who made numerous tweets against Capt Amarinder Singh and the government should tender a public apology so that "the party and government can function in tandem".

The letter was written by Patti MLA Harminder Singh Gill; Qadian MLA Fateh Bajwa; Bassi Pathana MLA Gurpreet Singh GP; Gill MLA Kuldip Singh Vaid; Shrihargobindpur MLA Balwinder Singh Laddi; Baba Bakala MLA Santokh Singh Bhalaipur, among others.

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Meanwhile, in a statement issued on Sunday,Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar said he will hold a meeting of party legislators and district unit presidents on Monday at Punjab Congress Bhavan. All the MLAs and district presidents would pass a resolution stating that whatever decision the party high command takes regarding Punjab, would be acceptable to the entire state unit. This resolution will then be sent to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Jakhar said.

After two meetings on Saturday, Amarinder Singh said that he will accept any decision taken by the Congress President. However, the chief minister is learned to have conveyed to Congress state in-charge Harish Rawat that he won't meet Sidhu until he apologises for his 'derogatory' tweets. It is said that Rawat informed the Chief Minister that there would be three to four working presidents of his choice along with Sidhu.

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