A day after the three-member panel submitted its report back to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, the Punjab CM met the MLAs at his official residence whereas the dissidents determined to attend for a phrase from the get together excessive command. Amidst all this, State Congress President Sunil Jakhar stated that if doing so would strengthen the get together, he can be completely happy to depart the submit. Jakhar was reacting to speculations that he could also be changed because the PPCC chief.
On Fridays, Amarinder spends the day working outdoors his official residence. According to sources, some MLAs had complained to the three-member panel that Amarinder was not out there for the conferences as he largely lived at his non-public farm home Mohinder Bagh in Parol village close to Chandigarh.
Amarinder shifted to his farm home about two years in the past earlier than the Kovid epidemic. Since then he was hardly ever seen at his official residence. Amid COVID, he has been attending just about many of the conferences, together with cupboard and different official conferences.
A bunch of MLAs led by Kuldeep Singh Vaid met the CM at his official residence on Friday. The get together included MLAs Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Satkar Kaur, Dr Harjot Kamal and Balwinder Singh Laddi.
Describing the assembly with the MLAs on Friday, sources stated that Vaid performed a key position in bringing these MLAs collectively and assembly the CM amidst voices of dissent towards Amarinder. Just a few days in the past, 5 get together MPs additionally met the CM at his non-public residence.
An MLA stated that they’d simply gone to get their pending works performed. Another MLA Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa was additionally amongst those that met the CM, however individually, at his official residence.
Bajwa’s youthful brother is Pratap Singh Bajwa, who has been an opponent of the CM. Fateh Bajwa was additionally in favor of the group of first cupboard ministers Sukhjinder Randhawa and Charanjit Channi among the many voices of dissent.
Interestingly, Balwinder Laddi can also be believed to be an affiliate of Pratap Bajwa. Sources stated that his presence on the CM’s residence is a curious case.
unhappy wait and see
Meanwhile, Congress leaders who raised the flag of rebel towards Amarinder, after the committee submitted its report and reportedly stated that Amarinder was firmly within the saddle, adopted a coverage of watch and watch.
A member of the dissident group stated they’d await AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to behave.
“We will see what she does. After that we will react,” the Congress chief stated.
‘Panel flawed in making Captain Vs Sidhu’
However, cupboard minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa stated that the committee has wrongly made it a struggle between CM and Navjot Sidhu.
“For us this isn’t a struggle between Navjot and the CM. For us it’s a struggle for the survival of the Congress. We by no means went there to say that Navjot Sidhu needs to be made CM. We advised them that we have now come to energy by taking the oath of gutkha sahib that we’ll finish drug dependancy. We had promised justice in Bargari and Behbal Kalan. We additionally promised to scrap the PPA and finish the mafia regime. Where can we stand at this time? If the committee needed to struggle between him and Sidhu, why had been we known as there? He ought to have listened to each of them and made Sidhu sit the place he wished.
He stated: “The committee has made it a struggle between Captain and Sidhu. What occurred to our points? If the committee wished, they’d have known as each. Why had been we known as? Why was the time wasted?”
Ready to resign: Jakhari
PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar on Friday stated he was able to resign if his resignation would assist the Congress develop stronger.
Talking to the media on Friday, Jakhar stated, “If Congress gets stronger by removing Sunil Jakhar, then it should be done today itself. If the party gets stronger by my resignation, then I am ready to resign.” I can sacrifice something for the get together. Sunil Jakhar won’t ever be a hindrance in the way in which of unity and energy of Congress. If Congress will get stronger then I’m able to resign.
His response got here after the committee reportedly indicated that there could also be modifications within the get together group in Punjab.
Jakhar had earlier submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh throughout a stormy cupboard assembly. However, the CM tore his resignation.
Asked whether or not the panel has stated that Amritsar MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu needs to be “suitably accommodated” within the new unit, Jakhar agreed that he needs to be given a “respectable place”. However, he advised reporters that he shouldn’t speculate on the panel’s report.
He stated, ‘Let the committee’s report come, you shouldn’t do guesswork on it. I’ve not learn the report,” he stated.
SC CM demand
Former minister and Congress chief Joginder Singh Mann in a letter to Sonia Gandhi has demanded that Congress ought to nominate an SC chief because the CM of Punjab.
He stated the present standoff between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Congress veteran Navjot Singh Sidhu has demoralized the Congress employees and has given the opposition events the energy to level fingers at present authorities. The want of the hour is to finish the standoff between the 2 large gunmen of the get together to convey the Congress get together again to energy and save the state.
He stated that he has been related to the Congress get together since 1972 and was a former minister and MLA thrice.
He stated, ‘I had sought time from the Congress panel. However, I didn’t get time to specific my concern concerning the present disaster within the get together,” he stated.
“In view of the whole prevailing scenario, I wish to request you to nominate a pacesetter of the SC group because the Chief Minister of the state for the remaining interval of six months. Elections are due early subsequent 12 months in Punjab and infighting shouldn’t be a great signal. The appointment of a Scheduled Caste chief as Chief Minister won’t solely steal the thunder from the opposition, however may also give a brand new impetus to the get together to contest the upcoming elections. The transfer may also assist in allaying the resentment of each Captain Amarinder Singh and Sidhu in direction of one another and work collectively to make sure the victory of the get together.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
