The Congress backed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on a daily basis after a piece of party leaders renewed their rebellion against his leadership. Senior party leader Harish Rawat said Mr Singh will lead the party within the coming state elections.
“We will contest 2022 Punjab elections under the leadership of Captain Amarinder Singh,” said Mr Rawat, who is that the party in-charge within the state.
The demand for Mr Singh’s removal from the post of the Punjab Chief Minister resurfaced after he targeted the advisors of state Congress chief Navjot Sidhu over their comments on Pakistan and Kashmir.
Yesterday, 23 party MLAs, including four ministers, held a gathering and said they’re going to write to the Central leadership on the problem.
“Captain should get replaced else the Congress won’t survive… we are going to meet Sonia Gandhi over the problem,” said cabinet minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa after the meeting.
Today, the four cabinet ministers — Mr Bajwa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Charanjit Singh Channi — met Mr Rawat in Dehradun. After the meeting with Mr Rawat, they were expected to travel to Delhi to satisfy Sonia Gandhi, reported news organisation Press Trust of India, quoting un-named sources.
The Congress has backed Mr Singh through the rebellion within the party ranks that lasted weeks. But their compromise formula also included elevation of Mr Sidhu, the largest critic of the Chief Minister.
But the fresh infighting indicated that the crisis within the state party — which started earlier this year — is much from over.
