Amid experiences that former Batala MLA Ashwani Sekhri might give up the Congress, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday mentioned the senior chief and former minister will keep within the get together and there’s no query of him leaving. Singh mentioned he spoke to Sekhri on Sunday and guaranteed him that every one his issues will likely be addressed. In an announcement issued by the Punjab Congress, the chief minister mentioned that Sekhri was a “dyed in wool Congressman” who had spent his complete life with the get together and all rumours about his leaving the get together have been baseless.
Sekhri, a three-time legislator from Batala, has been sad over the alleged interference of cupboard minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa within the Batala meeting constituency. There have been some media experiences that Sekhri might be a part of opposition Shiromani Akali Dal after quitting the Congress.
However Singh mentioned that Sekhri had strongly denied the experiences, which appeared in a piece of the media, that he was leaving the get together and becoming a member of another get together. Sekhri assured the chief minister that he was a dedicated and devoted Congressman, who can by no means ever think about of leaving the get together. Singh, whereas clearing all his apprehensions, assured Sekhri that he was a really senior chief of the Congress who had contributed rather a lot to the get together. It’s the get together’s responsibility and accountability to look at and safeguard the pursuits of all senior leaders, he mentioned.
Earlier, Congress legislator Raj Kumar Verka reached out to Sekhri and met him in Amritsar, and after the assembly claimed that he would proceed to stay within the get together. He informed reporters that he visited the residence of Sekhri in Amritsar on the directions of the Congress excessive command and Chief Minister Singh.
Nevertheless, Sekhri stayed away from the media. Sekhri was one of many a number of Punjab Congress leaders who had met former get together chief Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on June 23, amid factionalism within the state get together unit.
“Ashwani Sekhri will stay within the Congress and won’t go away the get together, Verka mentioned and added that the get together excessive command has referred to as the previous MLA for a gathering. He mentioned earlier than assembly the get together excessive command, Sekhri he’ll meet Chief Minister Singh. Verka mentioned All India Congress common secretary and the get together’s Punjab affairs in-charge, Harish Rawat, and Amarinder Singh had spoken to Sekhri.
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