Punjab Imbroglio: MLAs raise banner of revolt against Amarinder's captaincy

The four cabinet ministers — Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Charanjit Singh Channi, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, and MLA Pargat Singh will meet with the Congress High Command demanding Navjot Singh Sidhu's appointment as CM candidate for the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections in the state.

Chandigarh: Punjab Congress has a fresh crisis after 32 Congress MLAs, including cabinet ministers held a meeting at the residence of Punjab cabinet minister Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa. Among the attendees, Congress MLAs Kuldeep Singh Ved, Surjit Singh Dhiman, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Avtar Singh, Amrik Singh and several other party leaders were present. Sidhu supporters have demanded that Congress contest the upcoming assembly election with Sidhu as the chief minister candidate.

At the end of the meeting, the politics in Punjab Congress took a new turn.

Congress MLA Surjit Singh Dhiman said that Captain Amarinder Singh "should now leave and Navjot Singh Sidhu should be appointed as the CM of Punjab." He also added that if the party contests the 2022 Assembly election under Captain Amarinder Singh, then he will not take part in the upcoming election.

The four cabinet ministers — Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Charanjit Singh Channi, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, and MLA Pargat Singh will meet with the Congress High Command demanding Navjot Singh Sidhu's appointment as CM candidate for the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections in the state.

Yesterday, Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted in support of the protesting sugarcane farmers of Punjab, citing the cost of sugarcane production is high in the state but the state assured price of sugarcane is higher Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Sidhu has been attacking the Captain Amarinder Singh on several issues including electricity generation and distribution, sacrilege issue, sugarcane procurement prices, etc.

Amarinder Singh, on Monday, criticised Sidhu's advisors for their recent comments on Kashmir and Pakistan, terming calling them anti-national, hurting India's interest and contrary to Congress' position on the issue.

The new development, especially after resolving the recent political crisis in Punjab Congress after the intervention of the Congress High Command in Delhi, indicates the tussle between Sidhu and Captain is far from over.