Sidhu accused Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh of colluding with the Badals of the Shiromani Akali Dal who are Congress’s arch-rival in the state
Hectic parleys between Congress high command, Amarinder Singh and the Amritsar MLA Sidhu, the latter was finally appointed as the Punjab Congress chief, in the backdrop of Sidhu’s recent visit to New Delhi to meet Priyanka and Rahul. Party president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday evening, declared Sidhu was Punjab Congress chief, after weeks of bitter infighting.
2022 assembly elections in focus as Congress zeroes in on Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Sidhu
Of late, infighting resulted in cracks in the Punjab unit of Congress. Sidhu alleged that the party leader and Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, was colluding with the Badals of the Shiromani Akali Dal, the rivals of the Congress in Punjab. He wished to be the state unit chief, to which the chief minister, the biggest vote-catcher for the party in the poll-bound state, is averse to. This sparked differences that eventually led to Sidhu’s resignation from the state Cabinet in July 2019.
After his elevation Sidhu visited Gurudwara Shri Dukhniwaran Sahib in Patiala. He promised to bring power back to the people.
“Will work along every member of Congress family in Punjab to fulfil the mission of #JittegaPunjab as a humble Congress worker to Give Power of the People Back to the People through the #PunjabModel & High Command’s 18 Point Agenda … My Journey has just begun !!,” the new Congress chief in Punjab said in a tweet.
The 2022 assembly elections in focus as Congress zeroes in on Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Sidhu. Meanwhile, party members have welcomed the Congress’ move.
