Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar, who had referred to as for a gathering of district presidents and MLAs on Monday to allegedly resolve the infighting involving Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and insurgent MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu, mentioned the assembly was merely to welcome Sidhu because the state occasion chief.
“This assembly was referred to as to welcome Sidhu … this was not another assembly. Individuals with vested pursuits are making unwarranted feedback,” he instructed CNN-News18 after the assembly.
Former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu was appointed the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief on Sunday amid the escalating rigidity inside the Punjab Congress.
However Jakhar dismissed stories that there have been tensions between the state Congress and Sidhu.
“Captain Amrinder Singh has an enormous stature and an enormous coronary heart. There are not any points … the one points which can be there are concerning Punjab. Every part will likely be finished in time.” He added, “We’ll work collectively for the elections within the state subsequent 12 months.”
In the meantime, Congress’s new Punjab chief on Monday thanked the occasion management for appointing him the president of the Punjab unit and mentioned he’ll work additional to strengthen the organisation within the state.
Sidhu, who changed Sunil Jakhar, was elevated to the place regardless of opposition from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. “At the moment, to work additional for a similar dream and strengthen the invincible fort of the Congress in Punjab. I’m grateful to Hon’ble Congress president Sonia Gandhi, RahulGandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for bestowing their religion in me and giving me this pivotal duty,” Sidhu tweeted.
“Will work alongside each member of Congress household in Punjab to fulfil the mission of ‘JittegaPunjab’ as a humble Congress employee to provide energy of the individuals again to the individuals by the Punjab mannequin and the excessive command’s 18-point agenda … My journey has simply begun, he mentioned in one other tweet. The Congress additionally appointed 4 working presidents to help Sidhu within the run-up to the meeting elections.
The brand new working presidents are Sangat Singh Gilzian, Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Pawan Goel and Kuljit Singh Nagra. In one other tweet, Sidhu additionally shared an image of his father with former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
“To share prosperity, privilege and freedom not simply amongst a number of however amongst all, My father a Congress employee left a royal family and joined the liberty wrestle, was sentenced to dying for his patriotic work reprieved by the King’s Amnesty turned DCC President, MLA, MLC and advocate common,” Sidhu tweeted.
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