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        to the public,” Congress MLA  testing against farm laws and  tician was declared the Punjab  in Patiala.
        Pargat Singh said.                   wanted to question Sidhu. The  Congress chief on Sunday eve-                 Besides Sidhu, Congress
            MLA Madan Lal Jalalpur  Congress was on the other side  ning  after  weeks  of  infighting  interim president Sonia Gand-
        said, “I have faith that 2022  and  wanted  to  avoid  clashes.  and strong opposition by Pun- hi has also appointed Sangat
        Assembly polls will be won  No lathi-charge was enforced  jab Chief Minister Amarinder  Singh Gilzian, Sukhwinder
        because of Sidhu. CM’s advis- on the protestors,” said, Avtar  Singh. After his appointment,  Singh Danny, Pawan Goel and
        ers are misleading him. Due  Singh, SHO, Banga.                          he offered prayers at Gurud- Kuljit Singh Nagra as Working
        to this, Punjab is going back-          The cricketer-turned-poli- wara Shri Dukhniwaran Sahib  Presidents  of  Punjab Pradesh
        ward.”                                                                                                        Congress Committee.
            “The  day  Sidhu  was  ap-                                                                                    The decision came after
        pointed as the Punjab party                                                                                   rounds of meetings between
        President, about 5 per cent of                                                                                Congress high command with
        votes for Congress increased.                                                                                 Amarinder Singh and Sind-
        The youth who were leaving                                                                                    hu. The former had written
        Congress and joining the AAP                                                                                  to Congress interim president
        party came back because of                                                                                    Sonia Gandhi expressing ap-
        this. I am sure that at least 20                                                                              prehensions about the possible
        per cent of votes for Congress                                                                                appointment of Sidhu.
        will increase because of Sid-                                                                                     Congress general secretary
        hu,” he added.                                                                                                in charge of Punjab Harish
            On Wednesday, black flags                                                                                 Rawat on Saturday assured
        were shown to newly-inducted                                                                                  that Amarinder Singh will re-
        Punjab Congress chief Navjot                                                                                  main the chief ministerial face
        Singh Sidhu on Tuesday on his                                                                                 of the party for the upcoming
        arrival at Bhagat Singh Marg          Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh holding a meeting of senior minis-  Assembly elections since his
        in Ludhiana’s Nawanshahr. “A                         ters and party leaders on Tuesday (ANI)                  governance has earned praise
        farmers organization was pro-                                                                                 from the people of the state.


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