He sent a seven-page resignation letter to party president Sonia Gandhi, sources said. Singh had quit as the Punjab chief minister in September amid a bitter power tussle with state Congress chief Navjot Sidhu.
Singh resigned last month as the chief minister and had announced that he will be quitting the Congress after months of a rift with Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Captain Amarinder Singh had resigned as the Punjab chief minister last month amid a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Sidhu. After resigning, he had said that he felt “humiliated”.
The development came after Randhawa said that a probe would be conducted to ascertain if Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam, who is a defence journalist of Pakistan has been visiting former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for several years, has links with the ISI.
Ahead of Punjab elections, Captain Amarinder Singh has announced that he will form a new party. He has also revealed his plans of allying with BJP, if the issue of farmers is resolved.
Punjab witnessed a series of political ups and downs in the past couple of months. While Captain Amarinder Singh was replaced by Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab CM, Sidhu's tantrums pushed the political drama to new heights. Watch this latest edition of India TV's OMG on the same.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is meeting former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at his farmhouse, in Siswan, Mohali.
Five soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were killed on Monday in a gunfight with the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Reacting to this, the former Punjab CM said, "our worst fears are coming true"
The Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna said that if the matter of border security was that important then it should have been discussed with the present-day Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi instead of Captain Amarinder Singh.
Congress finds itself in a tough spot in Punjab. On one hand where it is trying hard to bring back to Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh seems to be planning something big ahead of the Punjab polls. Watch this episode of Muqabla with Ajay Kumar.
The Congress high command has once again asked Harish Rawat to mediate between CM Channi and Navjot Sidhu, sources added. It was also reported that the party top brass is in no mood to relent and give in to Sidhu's demands this time.
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh interacted with media and said that he won't let Sidhu win the 2022 elections.
In a move, which further solidifies Captain Amarinder Singh's decision to quit Congress, the former Punjab CM removed Congress from his Twitter account bio.
Denying any move to join the BJP, Captain Amarinder said he would leave the Congress where he had been utterly humiliated and was not trusted. “I will resign…will not stay in the party,” he said, adding that he was still thinking through his options in the interest of Punjab, whose security was the predominant priority for him. “I will not be treated in this humiliating manner…I will not take such insults,” he said, adding that his principles and beliefs do not allow him to stay in the Congress.
Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation has further pushed the political crisis in Punjab. Navjot Singh Sidhu has reached Chandigarh, where he is scheduled to meet CM Charanjit Singh Channi.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the arrogance of those sitting in power has been hurt ever since a Dalit has been made CM of Punjab.
Navjot Singh Sidhu in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi resigned as party's Punjab unit chief but said he will continue to serve the party.
It seems troubles for Punjab Congress has no end as after Navjot Singh Sidhu's, 2 more resignations have surfaced within a coupple of hours.
Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned as Punjab Congress Chief. The cricketer-turned-politician announced his resignation via Twitter.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday took a jibe at Navjot Singh Sidhu saying he is an unstable man after the latter resigned as Punjab Congress chief. "I told you so…he is not a stable man and not fit for the border state of Punjab," Captain Amarinder Singh Tweeted. A while ago, Navjot Singh Sidhu in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi resigned as party's Punjab unit chief but said he will continue to serve the party.
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