Punjab Congress
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Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as Punjab Congress chief: Sources
India | Oct 06, 2021, 04:35 PM ISTSources say reports say present Working President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Kuljit Nagra and Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu are frontrunners for the post of new Punjab Congress President.
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War of words escalates in Punjab Congress | Here's who said what
Politics | Oct 03, 2021, 07:00 AM ISTCongress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday claimed that it was not party president Sonia Gandhi who made Amarinder Singh quit as the Punjab chief minister but he had to quit after 78 party MLAs sought his removal.
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Shiv Sena slams Centre for discussing Punjab crisis with 'dismissed' CM Captain Amarinder Singh
India | Oct 02, 2021, 01:19 PM ISTThe 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.
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Muqabla | Will Captain Amarinder Singh propel a divide in Congress?
News | Oct 01, 2021, 07:06 PM ISTCongress 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.
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Opinion | Captain out, Sidhu hit wicket, Party clean bowled !
India | Oct 01, 2021, 02:29 PM ISTQuestions are being asked as to who is running the party. Congress working president Sonia Gandhi is facing health-related issues. She is unable to devote full time to the party. On her behalf, Rahul Gandhi is taking important decisions.
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Punjab Congress Crisis: Navjot Singh Sidhu meets CM Channi amid power tussle
News | Oct 01, 2021, 08:48 AM ISTNavjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday met Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi amid political turmoil within the party after his surprise resignation from state Congress president post. The cricketer-turned-politician was invited by CM Channi in an attempt to resolve the crisis.
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Aaj Ki Baat | Why Capt. Amarinder Singh said, he is no more in Congress?
Aaj Ki Baat | Oct 01, 2021, 09:04 AM ISTWhile Captain Amarinder Singh declared that he will be quitting Congress, he also put an end to the speculations of him joining BJP. Watch this episode of Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu to meet CM Charanjit Singh Channi in Chandigarh's Punjab Bhawan
News | Sep 30, 2021, 03:44 PM ISTNavjot 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.
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Punjab Congress Crisis: Navjot Singh Sidhu meets CM Channi amid power tussle
India | Sep 30, 2021, 05:13 PM ISTThe party is supreme and the government accepts the party's ideology and follows that. (I told him that) You come, sit and talk," CM Channi had told reporters on Wednesday.
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Amarinder Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence
News | Sep 30, 2021, 07:00 AM ISTn a tweet, Amarinder Singh said, "Met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Discussed prolonged farmers’ agitation against Farm Laws and urged him to resolve crisis urgently with repeal of the laws and guarantee MSP, besides supporting Punjab in crop diversification."
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Lal Singh likely replacement as new Punjab Congress chief if Sidhu does not relent
India | Sep 29, 2021, 03:58 PM ISTThe Congress is mulling on some names for immediate replacement and one of them is Manish Tewari, the MP from Anandpur Sahib. Names of Ravneet Singh Bittu, Ludhiana MP and from Amarinder Singh's camp and Pratap Singh Bajwa, who is opposed to Amarinder Singh, are also doing the rounds.
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Punjab waives off pending electricity bills of 55 lakh defaulters
India | Sep 29, 2021, 02:58 PM ISTChanni said committees at the tehsil level would be formed to handle old bill waiver cases and verify the beneficiaries.
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'Extremely distressed about happenings in Punjab', Cong's Manish Tewari over Sidhu's PCC resignation
India | Sep 29, 2021, 12:05 PM ISTUpon returning from a regional security conference, the Punjab MP also asserted that the only ones happy with the ongoings was Pakistan.
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Kejriwal on 2-day Punjab visit from today; 'big' announcements to be made, says AAP
India | Sep 29, 2021, 01:18 PM ISTAAP's Punjab co in-charge Raghav Chadha also said that Kejriwal will make big announcements.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Spate of resignations after Sidhu quits Punjab party chief post
Aaj Ki Baat | Sep 28, 2021, 10:37 PM ISTNavjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned as the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief, plunging the party into a fresh crisis just months ahead of the assembly elections in the state.
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Priyanka Gandhi likely to reach out to Sidhu, may persuade him to take back resignation: Sources
India | Sep 28, 2021, 09:42 PM ISTAmid the ongoing power tussle in the Punjab Congress, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may persuade Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as party's state unit chief on Tuesday, to take back his resignation, according to sources.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu: 'Born Congressman' who stumped party with shock resignation
India | Sep 28, 2021, 08:33 PM ISTBarely days after Charanjit Singh Channi took over as the Punjab CM and on a day portfolios were given to members of the new state Cabinet, 57-year-old Sidhu's resignation came as a jolt to the party, with the Assembly elections just less than five months away.
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Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar: After Sidhu 3 more Resignations from Punjab Congress
Elections | Sep 28, 2021, 08:40 PM ISTYoginder Dhingra resigns as General Secretary of Punjab Congress 'in solidarity with Navjot Singh Sidhu'. Dhingra is the third Congress leader to quit after Minister Razia Sultana & state party treasurer Gulzar Inder Chahal post Sidhu's resignation
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Dhingra resigns as Punjab General Secy, third Congress leader to quit in support for Sidhu
India | Sep 28, 2021, 07:59 PM ISTAfter Razia Sultana, Yoginder Singh Dhingra resigned as General Secretary of Punjab Congress 'in solidarity with Navjot Singh Sidhu' who stepped down earlier today as party's state unit chief.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu couldn't stand a Dalit was made Punjab CM, alleges AAP
National | Sep 28, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed that Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu quit from his post as he 'could not bear" that a Dalit has been made the chief minister of the state.