Striking the right chord in his first address to party workers, a charged-up Sidhu said that the real issue is the 'ongoing farmers protest'.
Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took charge as the chief of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee in the presence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at the Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh.
Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took charge as the chief of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee in the presence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh
Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday attended Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's 'tea party' just ahead of his elevation ceremony as chief of the party's Punjab unit.
While one bus was a state transport vehicle, the other one was a private mini bus, the police said.
The event was organised to commemorate the 175th Raising Day of two Sikh regiments where Amarinder Singh was seen breaking into dance on Punjabi songs.
The newly-appointed Punjab Congress chief along with his four working presidents is going to take formal charge on July 23, Friday.
In 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.
Earlier in the day, in what is seen as a show of strength, nearly 60 Congress MLAs gathered at the residence of new state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, amid suspense over a possible truce between him and CM Amarinder Singh.
Sources close to Sidhu said that he is unlikely to offer any apology as demanded by CM Amarinder Singh, who is yet to meet or congratulate the former Amritsar MP for his elevation as Punjab Congress president.
In a show of strength, 62 MLAs, arrived at Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu's residence in Amritsar on Wednesday. As per his office, Sidhu had called the party MLAs for breakfast.
Senior Punjab Cabinet Minister Brahm Mahindra on Tuesday too welcomed the appointment of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the PPCC President but ruled out a personal meeting with him till he resolves his issues with Chief Minister.
A tweet from Amarinder Singh's media strategist dismissed reports that Navjot Sidhu had sought time to meet the Chief Minister following his elevation as leader of the Congress' Punjab unit.
The differences between the newly appointed Punjab Congress Committee chief Navjot Sidhu and Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh are likely to intensify after the chief minister's fresh demand for a public apology.
The Punjab government on Tuesday allowed the reopening of schools for Classes 10, 11 and 12 from July 26 onwards, as the Covid situation improves in the state.
As the Congress high command formally announced former Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu as the PPCC chief on Sunday, display boards and buntings congratulating him were already put up in the city.
In another twist to the political situation in Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has called a meeting of all the MPs and MLAs of the state, which will be held during lunch in Chandigarh on Wednesday. This meeting is taking place after Navjot Singh Sidhu was made the Punjab Congress President.
Sidhu, who replaced Sunil Jakhar, was elevated to the position despite opposition from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Sunday appointed as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee by Sonia Gandhi, despite a major opposition by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. Gandhi also appointed four working presidents to assist Sidhu in the run-up to the next assembly elections.The appointments came after days of internal squabbling and public bickering that virtually divided the state unit between two factions owing allegiance to Singh and Sidhu.
Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Sunday appointed as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, despite a major opposition by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
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