Harish Rawat
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Pargat Singh slams Harish Rawat for backing Amarinder Singh
News | Aug 30, 2021, 12:00 PM ISTAmid the ongoing turf war in the party's state unit, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Pargat Singh on Sunday questioned AICC state in-charge Harish Rawat and asked who gave him the right to take a big decision about Punjab.
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Punjab Congress infighting: Pargat Singh questions Harish Rawat's 'polls under Amarinder' remark
India | Aug 30, 2021, 02:56 PM ISTHarish Rawat is scheduled to visit Punjab in a day or two and will talk to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and state president Navjot Singh Sidhu.
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Punjab Congress row: Harish Rawat meets Rahul Gandhi, says 'no tussle over state politics'
India | Aug 28, 2021, 12:45 PM ISTEarlier on Friday, Rawat met Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and reportedly sought to be relieved as the party's in-charge of Punjab.
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Harish Rawat meets Sonia, seeks to be relieved of Cong's Punjab charge citing Uttarakhand polls
India | Aug 27, 2021, 10:46 PM ISTAccording to sources, Rawat, a former chief minister and the Congress' campaign committee chairman in Uttarakhand, informed the party chief that he wants to concentrate on the upcoming polls in the hill state.
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Harish Rawat wants to be relieved of Punjab Congress role, to meet Sonia Gandhi on Saturday
India | Aug 27, 2021, 03:19 PM ISTHarish Rawat, the former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, wants to focus on the Assembly elections in his home state. The state will go to polls early next year.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's show of strength with over 50 MLAs, 8 MPs amid face-off with Sidhu
India | Aug 27, 2021, 07:51 AM ISTThe development has come amid the Congress' infighting between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu and seems to be far from over.
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Ground Report | 2022 Punjab polls to be fought under Amarinder's leadership: Harish Rawat
News | Aug 25, 2021, 05:40 PM ISTAICC general secretary and Punjab affairs in-charge Harish Rawat on Wednesday met four rebel cabinet ministers and once again made it clear that 2022 Punjab elections will be fought under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. His remarks came at a time when there is an uprising revolt from state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's camp against the CM.
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Congress will fight upcoming Punjab polls under CM Amarinder Singh: Harish Rawat
Politics | Aug 25, 2021, 03:00 PM ISTAICC general secretary and Punjab affairs in-charge Harish Rawat on Wednesday met four rebel cabinet ministers and once again made it clear that 2022 Punjab elections will be fought under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. His remarks came at a time when there is an uprising revolt from state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's camp against the CM.
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Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar: 4 Punjab rebel ministers to meet Harish Rawat today
Elections | Aug 25, 2021, 01:40 PM ISTA day after raising a banner of revolt against Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, four cabinet ministers on Wednesday are set to hold a meeting with AICC general secretary Harish Rawat in Dehradun. The four ministers-- Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Charanjit Singh Channi -- are on their way to Dehradun in Uttarakhand to meet the All India Congress Committee general secretary and Punjab affairs in-charge, sources said.
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Punjab power tussle: Amarinder will lead in polls, Congress affirms amid call for CM's removal
India | Aug 25, 2021, 01:20 PM ISTThe demand for seeking replacement of the CM has pushed the Punjab Congress into a fresh crisis. It also indicated that the party's recent efforts to quell dissent in the state unit with Sidhu's appointment have come a cropper.
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Harish Rawat to visit Chandigarh next week amid Amarinder-Sidhu power tussle in Punjab
National | Aug 12, 2021, 10:22 PM ISTSenior Congress leader and AICC in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat is likely to come to Chandigarh next week amid the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and party's state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu, sources said on Thursday.
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Navjot Sidhu will take charge as Punjab Congress chief on 23 july
Politics | Jul 22, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTIn what could be seen as a possible truce between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, the new Punjab Congress president is going to invite the Captain for Friday's event where he along with four working presidents will formally assume charge. "The invitation letter has been drafted and signed by Sidhu and other presidents including Sunil Jakhar. It will be sent to Captain soon," Congress MLA from Moga, Dr Harjot Kamal has told India TV.
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Will work along with every member of Congress, says Sidhu after becoming Punjab unit chief
India | Jul 19, 2021, 01:58 PM ISTSidhu, who replaced Sunil Jakhar, was elevated to the position despite opposition from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
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Haryana: Navjot Singh Sidhu meets PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar in Panchkula, calls him elder brother
India | Jul 17, 2021, 01:43 PM ISTNavjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday.
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Punjab: Harish Rawat arrives at Chandigarh to meet Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh
News | Jul 17, 2021, 01:09 PM ISTAICC general secretary and Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat arrived in Mohali on Saturday, where he met Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. The meeting between the two comes amid escalating tensions in the Punjab Congress unit.
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Amid Congress infighting, Harish Rawat meets Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh in Mohali
India | Jul 17, 2021, 02:13 PM ISTA day earlier, Amarinder had expressed his reservations to party president Sonia Gandhi on giving a key post to party colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu.
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Punjab Congress infighting: Navjot Sidhu meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi
News | Jul 16, 2021, 01:40 PM ISTAmid continued infighting in the Punjab Congress, former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party in-charge of Punjab affairs, Harish Rawat also attended the meeting with Sidhu.
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Congress will fight Punjab 2022 elections under Amarinder Singh leadership: Harish Rawat
India | Jul 15, 2021, 02:44 PM ISTThere has been an ongoing tussle between the CM and his in-house arch critic cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu over various issues including the candidature for Congress top job in the state.
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Good news for Punjab in 3-4 days, says Harish Rawat after meeting Rahul amid Amarinder-Sidhu rift
India | Jul 13, 2021, 07:41 PM ISTThere will be good news for Punjab Congress, said Congress General Secretary in-charge of Punjab, Harish Rawat after meeting Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.
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Sidhu's grievances valid but timing of remarks wrong: Harish Rawat
India | Jun 23, 2021, 02:49 PM ISTSidhu had quit the Amarinder Singh cabinet in July 2019 after being divested of the local bodies portfolio and has been in the political wilderness since.