Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said that he will meet Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday for talks. The initiative comes a day after Channi approached Sidhu and offered to resolve the issues through talks. Sidhu, who resigned from the post of state Congress president on Tuesday, said, “The chief minister has called me for talks. Will reach Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh at 3 pm today, he is welcome for any discussion.”
Sidhu had on Wednesday questioned the appointment of Director General of Police (DGP), State Advocate General (AG) and some “tainted” leaders. The Punjab unit of the Congress has been in turmoil after the removal of Amarinder Singh as the chief minister and the resignation of the party’s state president Sidhu ahead of the assembly elections in the state early next year. The factionalism in the Punjab Congress over the recent appointments of the new cabinet and other top officials came to the fore.
Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Channi had said, “I spoke to Sidhu sahib over telephone today. The party is supreme, the government accepts and follows the party’s ideology. I told him you come, sit down.” and talk.”
“If you (Sidhu) feel that something is wrong, then you can tell,” he said. Asked about Sidhu’s reaction, Channi said the leader told him that he would sit and talk, and give him time for the meeting.
Captain met Shah and Doval in Delhi
On the other hand, after resigning, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is going through a round of meetings in Delhi. Captain surprised everyone by suddenly reaching the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday evening, while on Thursday morning, Captain also met NSA Ajit Doval.
After this, Amarinder Singh said that during his meeting with Amit Shah that lasted for about 45 minutes, he urged that the farmers’ agitation for the last 10 months by repealing all the three agricultural laws and guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) The issue should be resolved.
However, after this meeting of Captain Shah, speculations about Amarinder Singh’s political future intensified. No information or official statement has been revealed about what happened to Captain NSA Ajit Doval.
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