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Navjot Singh Sidhu Appointed Punjab Congress Chief Amid Escalating Tension 

In the midst of the raising pressure inside the Punjab Congress and settling long stretches of theory, previous clergyman Navjot Singh Sidhu was designated the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee boss on Sunday. 메이저사이트

Congress additionally designated four working presidents for the Punjab unit - Sangat Singh Gilzian, Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Pawan Goel and Kuljit Singh Nagra. 

Prior on Sunday, Sidhu showed up in Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's home electorate, Patiala, to meet gathering MLAs and accumulate support for his height. Sidhu met Shutrana MLA Nirmal Singh Shutrana and later went to Ghanaur MLA Madan Lal Jalalpur's home alongside a few MLAs. Bureau serve Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa was at that point present at Jalalpur's home. 

Jalalpur, who is viewed as near Patiala MP and Amarinder's better half Preneet Kaur, facilitated Sidhu alongside his laborers. Jalalpur told the media, "I got a call from Randhawa that Sidhu would visit me. I have coordinated tea for him." 

text, letter: Sidhu © Provided by The Indian Express Sidhu AICC public statement reporting Sidhu's arrangement as Punjab Congress boss 

Sidhu's camp additionally delivered his photos with something like 30 MLAs whom he had met on Saturday. "The number is developing," said an assistant of Sidhu. 

In the interim, 11 MLAs on Sunday showed up to openly endorse Chief Minister Amarinder Singh whom they called the "tallest head of masses" and spoke to the gathering central leadership not to allow him to down. 

Bajwa, a grating pundit of the main priest, approached Amarinder Singh at his home on a day when Sidhu held a progression of gatherings with Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar and a few MLAs, including the CM's followers. Other than Rajya Sabha part Bajwa, Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana K P Singh and Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi additionally met the central clergyman. 

"Punjab Speaker Rana K P Singh, Rajya Sabha MP and previous Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa and bureau serve Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi approach Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at his home," tweeted the CM's media consultant while sharing a photo of these pioneers sitting together. 

Congress MP Manish Tewari retweeted the photograph and said it was great to see Bajwa and Amarinder together and noticed that the Rajya Sabha MP and the main pastor would make a decent group ahead. 

On Saturday, Congress general secretary responsible for Punjab undertakings Harish Rawat had met Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh. After the gathering, Rawat told the media that the CM emphasized his previous stand that he will maintain the choice of the Congress president. "The CM emphasized his prior stand today that he will go with Congress President's choice. This is something immense in Congress," said Rawat. 

Yet, Rawat was just somewhat effective as he was unable to make the Chief Minister and Sidhu meet for the token "everything is-great" photo. Rawat asked Amarinder to meet Sidhu, yet the Chief Minister declined, saying he will meet him solely after he is sorry. 

In a series of tweets in May, Sidhu had hit out at the CM, mincing not many words. On May 1, he shared a 2016 video cut in which Amarinder is heard "promising to act against the Badals" in the 2015 police terminating occurrence at Faridkot whenever casted a ballot to control. Sidhu said, "Enormous Boast, Small Roast. Enormous Outcry, No Outcome." 

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At the point when early signs came in that Siddhu will be named the Punjab Congress boss, sources near Amarinder had said he was troubled, and had passed on to the central leadership that he would not go into the Assembly decisions with Sidhu as PCC boss. Afterward, explanations and disavowals were given by both Harish Rawat and the CM. 

The seeds of disagreement among Amarinder and Sidhu were planted back in 2017, when the last joined the Congress and the CM considered him to be an upstart forced on the state unit by the Delhi central leadership. With pressure heightening between the team, CM stripped Siddhu of his portfolio in June 2019 after a descending twisting that saw the last straightforwardly assault an individual pastor over a supposed trick. 

In the wake of disappearing for some time, Sidhu mounted a new assault on the Captain on April 13 this year when he said the public authority was viewed as being delicate on the Badals, in cases identifying with the defilement of Guru Granth Sahib in 2015 under the Akalis. The assertion checked just the start of reestablished struggle between the couple, which has kept the political pot bubbling in Punjab in front of Assembly surveys one year from now. 

Sidhu had on Friday met AICC boss Sonia Gandhi at her home in New Delhi. Previous Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Harish Rawat were additionally present during the gathering. 

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While Sidhu didn't address the media subsequent to rising up out of the gathering, Rawat said AICC boss is yet to take an official conclusion on the issue. "I had come here to present my report on Punjab to the Congress boss and when a choice is taken, I will come and impart it to you," Rawat said. 

Sources aware of the improvements in the gathering said that Sonia Gandhi had disclosed to Sidhu that he would be the following PPCC boss. She is figured out how to have requested that he get back to Punjab, "try sincerely and take everyone together". Those near Sidhu said they are anticipating the arrangement letter which "could be out whenever". 

Sources additionally revealed to The Indian Express prior that prior to meeting Gandhi, Rawat had made an endeavor to appease Amarinder by calling and disclosing to him that he had not uttered a word about making Sidhu the PCC boss. 

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A few Congress pioneers who are viewed as near Amarinder disclosed to The Indian Express on Thursday that a "revolt" was "preparing" in the state unit, and there would be an "blast" if Sidhu was made PCC boss. "The gathering will break," one pioneer had said. 

Sources had disclosed to The Indian Express that the CM had spread the word about it that he was not content with the plan recommended by the gathering central leadership and a couple of pioneers communicated their dread that the state unit could part. Sidhu had allegedly earned help from somewhere around five Cabinet clergymen and 10-15 MLAs. 

Sidhu's arrangement as the state unit boss methods then there are currently two Jat Sikhs on key posts — the other being Amarinder Singh. Sunil Jakhar, the past PCC president, is a Hindu. 

Gathering MP Manish Tewari had before tweeted the arrangement of state's populace in what was seen by numerous individuals as an unobtrusive clue to the gathering central leadership to choose a Hindu face as the state unit president. 

"Punjab is both reformist and common… however adjusting social vested parties is critical. Fairness is the establishment of social equity!" he said in a tweet, while giving subtleties of Punjab's demography referencing that Sikhs comprise 57.75 percent of the populace while Hindus and Dalits comprise 38.49 and 31.94 percent separately. He labeled the Congress and Rawat in the tweet.