Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks meet with Sonia Gandhi on his 13-point agenda, says ‘Punjab’s last resurrection chance’

Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks meet with Sonia Gandhi on his 13-point agenda, says ‘Punjab’s last resurrection chance’

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has sought a meeting with party president Sonia Gandhi, flagging in his letter issues which the government “must deliver upon” and saying it is the poll-bound state’s “last chance for resurrection and redemption”. In the letter to the Congress president on October 15, a day after he had meetings … Read more

Some Congress leaders write to Sidhu against inclusion of ‘tainted’ Rana Gurjit Singh in Punjab cabinet

Some Congress leaders write to Sidhu against inclusion of ‘tainted’ Rana Gurjit Singh in Punjab cabinet

Hours before the first cabinet expansion of the Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab government, a section of Congress leaders from the state on Sunday wrote to party’s state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu demanding that “tainted” former minister Rana Gurjit Singh should not be included. The leaders also demanded that the cabinet berth may instead be … Read more

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh plays it cool with subtle show of strength

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh plays it cool with subtle show of strength

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Friday put out a strong defence of his government’s record when he met the three-member AICC panel looking into issues within the Punjab Congress and its regime, it is learnt. In what is seen as a show of strength, many Congress MLAs, MPs and ministers called on Singh at … Read more