India
oi-Deepika S
New Delhi, July 16: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has reportedly written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, expressing his ‘displeasure’ amid speculations of Navjot Singh Sidhu being named the Congress’ state chief as party in-fighting continues.
The Punjab CM is learnt to have mentioned that there could be an adverse impact on the party’s prospects in the upcoming Assembly polls by ignoring the old guard.
In another development, Congress general secretary and in-charge of Punjab affairs at the AICC Harish Rawat is likely to meet Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Sidhu, a former BJP MP, had joined the Congress ahead of the 2017 assembly polls. There are reports that he is likely to be made Punjab Congress chief.
However, Amarinder Singh has expressed his displeasure over Sidhu being given a key post, said the sources. There is also talk of appointing two…