“The AICC has received a representation from a large number of MLAs from the Congress party, requesting to immediately convene a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party of Punjab. Accordingly, a meeting of the CLP has been convened at 5 pm on 18th September at Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee office.
“AICC directs the PPCC to facilitate this meeting. All Congress MLAs of Punjab are requested to kindly attend this meeting,” tweeted Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee office. AICC directs the PPCC to facilitate this meeting. All congress MLAs of… https://t.co/1quwjyjTfY
— Harish Rawat (@harishrawatcmuk) 1631902162000
Navjot Singh Sidhu also tweeted the same information about the hurriedly called meet and the central body is likely to send observers.
As per the AICC directive, Congress Legislative Party meeting has been convened at @INCPunjab PPCC Office, Chandiga… https://t.co/I7G4Ho7uZl
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) 1631902930000
The MLAs have demanded that two neutral observers be sent from Delhi to narrate their grievances. The prime movers this time are Pargat Singh and Tript Singh Bajwa, both are close to party state chief Sidhu.
Rawat met Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday and sources said he has been asked to settle the raging tussle within the party as MLAs have once again started raising voices that amounted to calling the meeting.
Last month, four ministers and around two dozen party legislators had raised complaints against the Punjab Chief Minister and said that they had no faith in his ability to honour poll promises.