Navjot Singh Sidhu English news | Navjot Singh Sidhu, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

After Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Pargat Singh slammed All India Congress Committee in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat for backing Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for the upcoming state Assembly polls, the party veteran said there are several faces in the party and one should not be impatient.Speaking to ANI, Rawat said, "The same allegations were made earlier when I praised Navjot Singh Sidhu. We have many faces at the national level like Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. At the local level also, we have several faces like Captain Amarinder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu and even Pargat Singh. One should not be impatient. 2022 elections are nearby and everyone is watching us. So, I believe these conflicts should have first been discussed with the right medium inside the party. I know when I need to say and what to say."Amid the ongoing turf war in the party's state unit, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Pargat Singh on Sunday questioned AICC state in-charge Harish Rawat and asked who gave him the right to take a big decision about Punjab.Singh, who is believed to be close to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, said, "When all the MLAs had met the three-member Kharge Committee constituted by the party high command in Delhi three months ago, it was decided that the Punjab Assembly elections to be held in 2022 would be fought under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Now, if Harish Rawat is saying that the 2022 Punjab elections will be fought under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, then he should also tell when this decision was taken.""Congress state in-charge Harish Rawat is my good friend but who gave him the right to take such a big decision about Punjab at his level? What is the meaning of Captain's leadership now after the Kharge committee's decision to contest elections under Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi?" added the Congress MLA.Last week Rawat had said the party will contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.Pargat Singh's statement comes at a time when Rawat is scheduled to visit Punjab soon and meet Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.Meanwhile, Rawat met the party high command to discuss the turmoil in Punjab Congress."I had a very short meeting with Rahul Gandhi. I had briefed him about whatever the situation is in Punjab. I have already briefed the Congress president. Nothing more than this. I will go to Punjab in a day or two. I will definitely meet Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu," Rawat told media persons after the meeting on Saturday.On Friday, Rawat met Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and reportedly sought to be relieved as the party's in-charge of Punjab. He wants to be relieved from the post so that he can focus on assembly polls in Uttarakhand due next year.A section of Punjab Congress leaders have raised a banner of revolt against Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and said that a change should be made in the state if needed.Navjot Singh Sidhu was appointed Punjab Congress chief last month amid efforts by the party's central leadership to end factionalism in the state unit. The assembly elections in Punjab are due early next year.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Navjot Singh SidhuFOLLOW

Navjot singh sidhu, Latest News

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Navjot Singh Sidhu along with other party leaders on Friday met representatives of farmer unions here, ahead of the state Assembly elections scheduled next year. ...

Senior Congress leader and the party's in-charge for Punjab Harish Rawat on Tuesday dismissed reports of friction between state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Navjot Singh Sidhu, and said if ther ...

Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat on Friday cleaned shoes of devotees and swept the floor of Nanakmatta Gurudwara near Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand as an apology for referring to Punjab party functionaries as "Panj Pyare". ...

Amid the ongoing rift in the Punjab Congress, AICC state in-charge Harish Rawat on Thursday revealed that all is not well in the party but claimed that state Congress is heading towards the 'all is well' situation. ...

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Daljeet Singh Cheema on Tuesday objected to the remark of Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat comparing the PCC president and four working presidents with the Panj Pyaras of the Sikh community and sought an apology ...

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Daljeet Singh Cheema on Tuesday objected to the remark of Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat comparing the PCC president and four working presidents with the Panj Pyaras of the Sikh community and sought an apology ...

Referring to the ongoing rift between Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill on Monday appealed to Congress leaders in Punjab to unite to counter the Opposition parties ...

After Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Pargat Singh slammed All India Congress Committee in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat for backing Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for the upcoming state Assembly polls, the party ve ...