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battlE for punjab

Sidhu in

drivinG Seat?

punjab congress chief navjot singh sidhu has taken back his resignation after

meeting party leader rahul gandhi. can he unite the party? can he check the

influence of capt. amarinder singh as the state goes to elections next year?

S Gopal puri Sidhu had tendered his res-

New Delhi/Chandigarh ignation as Punjab Congress
chief on September 28. He was
he ongoing drama in reportedly upset over the bu-
Punjab Congress took reaucratic setup and his com-
Tanother turn on Friday mands not being followed after
state party chief Navjot Singh Cabinet expansion in Punjab.
Sidhu after meeting party lead- But his resignation was not ac-
er Rahul Gandhi said that “ev- cepted by the party. According
erything has been sorted out.” to sources in the party, the high
The meeting of the two leaders command was not happy with
came at a time when Sidhu’s the resignation of Sidhu and
rebellious attitude towards no such meeting with central
the recently appointed Punjab leadership happened after his
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh resignation.
Channi is quite visible. Sidhu Sidhu, after his resignation,
also met Congress in-charge of had said he will always stand
Punjab Harish Rawat and party congress leader Navjot singh sidhu speaks to the media after meeting by party leaders Rahul Gand-
general secretary KC Venugo- with party leaders K.c Venugopal and harish rawat, in New Delhi on hi and Priyanka Gandhi. Sid-
pal on Thursday. thursday (aNi) hu’s resignation as state party
chief has intensified the crisis
“i shared all my concerns in the Punjab Congress as a
minister and three Congress
with rahul gandhi. Every- leaders, considered close to

thing has been sorted out,” him, stepped down from their
posts. This came as a big blow
said sidhu while speaking to the Congress that was hop-

to reporters after meeting ing to resolve the turmoil in the
Congress unit of Punjab ahead
rahul gandhi. the meeting of the Assembly elections early

was also attended by aicc next year.
Charanjeet Singh Chan-
in-charge of punjab harish ni took oath as the 16th Chief

rawat. Minister of Punjab on Septem-
ber 20, days after Captain Am-
arinder Singh stepped down
“He (Sidhu) shared his con- sidhu meeting the family of deceased farmer lovepreet singh in lakhim- from the post of Punjab Chief
cerns with Rahul Gandhi. We pur Kheri (aNi) Minister following months of
have told him that his concerns infighting between him and
will be taken care of here. He has withdrawn his resignation as the PCC president,” Rawat Navjot Singh Sidhu.
assured Rahul Gandhi that he and he will resume his duties told reporters here. Continued on next page... >>

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