‘Liberate Congress moment,’ says Sidhu’s advisor Mohammad Mustafa on Punjab CLP meeting
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Liberate Congress moment,’ says Sidhu’s advisor Mohammad Mustafa on Punjab CLP meeting

The Hindu  

Ahead of the crucial Punjab Congress Legislature Party meeting convened by the All India Congress Committee on September 18, Mohammad Mustafa, principal strategic advisor of Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, said it will be a moment for the party’s MLAs to “liberate Congress and redeem the party.” Mr. Mustafa is a former IPS officer who was among those bypassed when the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government announced Dinkar Gupta as the State’s Director General of Police. Taking to Twitter, Mr. Mustafa said that in 2017, when the Punjab Assembly poll was held, the people gave the Congress a huge mandate, but sadly Congressmen did not get a Congress Chief Minister. with pain of Punjab and Punjabis at heart for 5 years.” “Liberate Congress moment for 79/80 legislators to redeem the party and its honour. In yet another attempt to resolve the ongoing infighting within the party’s Punjab unit, the Congress has decided to hold a meeting of the legislature party on September 18.

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Congress, BJP set to overhaul state units ahead of 2027 Punjab assembly elections
1 week, 6 days ago

Congress, BJP set to overhaul state units ahead of 2027 Punjab assembly elections

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections, Congress and BJP will both reconstitute their state units and appoint new unit presidents soon. Congress had reconstituted the state unit earlier: the party appointed Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as Punjab Congress president, replacing Navjot Singh Sidhu after the 2022 assembly election debacle. Senior Hindu leaders have begun to take efforts to …

Uddhav, Sharad Pawar To Join Rahul Gandhi For Congress Rally In Mumbai On Aug 20 As MVA Mulls CM Face
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Uddhav, Sharad Pawar To Join Rahul Gandhi For Congress Rally In Mumbai On Aug 20 As MVA Mulls CM Face

ABP News  

Congress is all set to celebrate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on August 20 in Mumbai. On the day, the Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar will be sharing the stage with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as the alliance will likely sound the poll bugle on the day. Besides …

I never changed my party, I was in NCP only, says Nawab Malik
5 months ago

I never changed my party, I was in NCP only, says Nawab Malik

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Anushakti Nagar MLA and former minister Nawab Malik made it clear that he is with deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP. The suspense related to which NCP faction Nawab Malik will be a part of came to an end on Thursday when he used the party’s election symbol ‘clock’ in a congratulatory post on X for Independence Day. When …

Many AAP leaders miffed over corruption join Congress: Devender Yadav
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Many AAP leaders miffed over corruption join Congress: Devender Yadav

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Assembly elections, many AAP leaders joined Delhi Congress along with their supporters on Tuesday. Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Devender Yadav welcomed a large number of AAP workers from Timarpur Assembly seat into the Congress fold by offering them the party scarf at the DPCC office, the party said. Meanwhile, the party also announced to …

CWC Urges Rahul to Take Over as LoP in Parliament, Sonia Re-elected CPP
7 months, 1 week ago

CWC Urges Rahul to Take Over as LoP in Parliament, Sonia Re-elected CPP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to assume the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha during a Saturday morning meeting. In a separate evening meeting, the Congress Parliamentary Party re-elected Sonia Gandhi unopposed as chairperson of the CPP. The CWC adopted two resolutions: one lauding the contributions of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia …

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann

Hindustan Times  

The arrest of Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal since March 21 has thrust Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 50, into a challenging task in the run-up to the general elections. As one of the key faces in the opposition INDIA bloc, he is pivoting the AAP’s sweepstakes on 22 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, …

Four Punjab Cong MPs scotch speculation on BJP switch
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Four Punjab Cong MPs scotch speculation on BJP switch

Hindustan Times  

Four sitting Congress MPs in Punjab on Thursday scotched rumours that they are looking to jump the ship and join the BJP weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. In another development, Punjab Congress welcomed back former two-time MLA Luv Kumar Goldy and former cabinet minister Malkit Singh Birmi into the party fold. Congress’ poll prep in Punjab suffered a …

Want to take Punjab from state of ‘fikr’ to ‘fakar’: Navjot Sidhu
1 year ago

Want to take Punjab from state of ‘fikr’ to ‘fakar’: Navjot Sidhu

Hindustan Times  

Former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Sidhu on Sunday trained guns on a section of party leaders who were questioning his ‘Lok Milni ’. Addressing ‘Jittega Punjab, Jittegi Congress’ rally at Kot Shamir, located on the outskirts of Bathinda city, Sidhu said he was working to put Punjab on track from the current state of ‘fikr’ to ‘fakar’ which …

'Coalition Compulsions': Congress's Hand Tied as Leaders in Punjab Hit by 'AAPheaval'?
1 year, 3 months ago

'Coalition Compulsions': Congress's Hand Tied as Leaders in Punjab Hit by 'AAPheaval'?

News 18  

The tepid response of Congress president Mallakarjun Kharge and the fierce one by its Punjab leaders after the arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira in an old drugs case captures the dilemma that has hit the party over its alliance with the state’s ruling AAP as part of the INDIA front. And when Arvind Kejriwal campaigned in poll-bound Chhattisgarh and Madhya …

U.P. Congress chief meets BSP MP Danish Ali amid talk of possible entry into grand old party
1 year, 3 months ago

U.P. Congress chief meets BSP MP Danish Ali amid talk of possible entry into grand old party

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Wednesday met Bahujan Samaj Party MP Kunwar Danish Ali in New Delhi fuelling further speculation on the possibility of the latter’s entry to the grand old party ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election. Congress leaders said Mr. Ali is welcome to join the party as the Congress is the most vocal critic of …

Congress will rise again in Gujarat, says new GPCC president Gohil
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress will rise again in Gujarat, says new GPCC president Gohil

India Today  

Newly-appointed Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil on Friday asserted the Opposition party will rise again under his leadership and reclaim its lost position with the blessings of people of the state, where the BJP has been in power for nearly three decades. Gohil, a Rajya Sabha member, was appointed the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge …

Shakeel Ahmad Khan elected as Bihar Congress Legislature Party leader
1 year, 7 months ago

Shakeel Ahmad Khan elected as Bihar Congress Legislature Party leader

Hindustan Times  

Shakeel Ahmad Khan, All India Congress Committee secretary and two-term MLA from Kadwa in Katihar, has been elected as the Congress Legislature Party leader in Bihar, replacing Ajeet Sharma. AICC general secretary Tariq Ahwar, AICC in-charge for Bihar Bhakta Charan Das, AICC observer Shaktisinh Gohil and BPCC president Akhilesh Prasad Singh were present in the meeting. Khan, also a former …

Congress United for Yatra; Captain Felt He's Bigger than Party, Now Gone: Partap Bajwa to News18
2 years ago

Congress United for Yatra; Captain Felt He's Bigger than Party, Now Gone: Partap Bajwa to News18

News 18  

With the Punjab leg of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra scheduled to kick off next week, the faction-riddled unit of the Congress is hoping to use the event to showcase a unified team in a state where it was almost decimated in last year’s assembly elections. Speaking exclusively with News 18.com about the preparations and the Congress party’s plans, leader …

Congress to Hold Meeting of Newly-elected Himachal MLAs in Shimla Friday
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress to Hold Meeting of Newly-elected Himachal MLAs in Shimla Friday

News 18  

The Congress, which wrested power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh, has convened a meeting of all its newly-elected MLAs here on Friday and the meet is likely to pass a resolution authorising the Congress president to pick the CLP leader. State party president Pratibha Singh is considered a key frontrunner for the chief minister’s post, closely followed by former …

Congress to hold meeting of newly-elected Himachal MLAs today
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress to hold meeting of newly-elected Himachal MLAs today

Deccan Chronicle  

Shimla: The Congress, which wrested power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh, has convened a meeting of all its newly-elected MLAs here on Friday and the meet is likely to pass a resolution authorising the Congress president to pick the CLP leader. State party president Pratibha Singh is considered a key frontrunner for the chief minister's post, closely followed by …

Punjab, Karnataka, and now Rajasthan: Congress in a permanent state of crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

Punjab, Karnataka, and now Rajasthan: Congress in a permanent state of crisis

Firstpost  

The rivalry between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan has triggered new turmoil in Congress. But we have seen infighting in Punjab when Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu were at loggerheads and in Karnataka, when DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah clashed The Congress’ troubles seem to be unending. Here are other leaders whose infighting has caused a headache for …

Revamp of Congress Himachal unit sparks concern
2 years, 4 months ago

Revamp of Congress Himachal unit sparks concern

The Hindu  

As two Congress MLAs joined the ruling BJP in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, political experts and a section of party members were concerned about the party’s decision to revamp the State unit, just a few months ahead of the Assembly elections. In April this year, the Congress appointed former State Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife and Lok Sabha MP Pratibha …

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to be NDA's next Vice President candidate
2 years, 6 months ago

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to be NDA's next Vice President candidate

India TV News  

Highlights Ex-Chief Minister of Punjab, Amarinder Singh is likely to be NDA’s candidate for Vice President post The Captain's party Punjab Lok Congress will merge with the BJP after his return from London The 'Captain' was in Congress for over five decades, he resigned last year after he was 'humiliated' Former Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh is likely …

Punjab Congress in-charge accuses Sidhu of indiscipline
2 years, 8 months ago

Punjab Congress in-charge accuses Sidhu of indiscipline

The Hindu  

All India Congress Committee in-charge for Punjab Harish Chaudhary has written to party president Sonia Gandhi, recommending that the party seek an explanation from former Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for “portraying himself above the party and setting an example for others to break party discipline”. Mr. Chaudhary forwarded a detailed note by Punjab PCC chief Amrinder Singh …

Resentment in Sidhu camp after Congress appoints new PCC chief
2 years, 9 months ago

Resentment in Sidhu camp after Congress appoints new PCC chief

India Today  

The appointment of three-time MLA and former National Youth Congress President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as the new Punjab Congress chief has left former party chief Navjot Sidhu's camp fuming. While Navjot Singh Sidhu congratulated the new Congress chief, new CLP leader Pratap Singh Bajwa and Deputy CLP leader Rajkumar Chabbewal, his supporters openly criticised the decision announced on Saturday …

Here's why Congress replaced Navjot Sidhu with Amrinder Singh Raja as new Punjab chief
2 years, 9 months ago

Here's why Congress replaced Navjot Sidhu with Amrinder Singh Raja as new Punjab chief

India Today  

Former Punjab Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu paid a price for his outbursts against his government and failure to keep the Party's flock together in Punjab. The Congress party high command has picked Rahul Gandhi loyalist Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as the new PCC chief. Former National Youth Congress President and a three-time MLA from Gidderbaha Assembly Constituency, Amrinder …

Congress Picks Young Face Amarinder Singh Warring as New Punjab Congress Chief, Partap Bajwa is CLP Leader
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress Picks Young Face Amarinder Singh Warring as New Punjab Congress Chief, Partap Bajwa is CLP Leader

News 18  

The Congress on Saturday announced its new PCC chief, appointing Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the successor to Navjot Singh Sidhu, even as Qadian MLA Partap Singh Bajwa was appointed leader of Congress Legislature Party in the Punjab Assembly. By appointing 44-year-old former Indian Youth Congress and Gidderbaha MLA Warring as the PPCC chief, the Congress high command seems to …

Punjab: Congress Appoints Amarinder Singh Raja Warring As State Chief, Bajwa Is New CLP Leader
2 years, 9 months ago

Punjab: Congress Appoints Amarinder Singh Raja Warring As State Chief, Bajwa Is New CLP Leader

ABP News  

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Amarinder Singh Brar as the party’s new Punjab chief in the place of Navjot Singh Sidhu and former Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa as the new legislature party leader on Saturday. In a statement issued by the All India Congress Committee, the party said, “Hon’ble Congress President has appointed President and …

Despite Dismal Punjab Show, Division in State Congress Stays as Factions Lobby for LoP, PCC Posts
2 years, 9 months ago

Despite Dismal Punjab Show, Division in State Congress Stays as Factions Lobby for LoP, PCC Posts

News 18  

Even after the Congress’s dismal performance in the Punjab assembly elections, there seems to be no let up in factionalism within the state party with various groups now eyeing the post of the leader of opposition in the newly constituted assembly. A group of 25 Congress leaders met over lunch at former MLA Navtej Cheema’s residence in Sultanpur Lodhi on …

Why removing Navjot Sidhu is only the first step to fixing Congress's Punjab affairs
2 years, 9 months ago

Why removing Navjot Sidhu is only the first step to fixing Congress's Punjab affairs

India Today  

Congress Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, on March 16, sent a one-line resignation to national president Sonia Gandhi, a day after she had asked the PCC chiefs of five states to step down following the party’s disastrous performance in the assembly elections. Sidhu was appointed Punjab PCC chief last July despite then chief minister Amarinder Singh voicing strong objection. …

In Post-Poll Purge, Sonia Gandhi Asks Five State Congress Presidents to Resign
2 years, 10 months ago

In Post-Poll Purge, Sonia Gandhi Asks Five State Congress Presidents to Resign

News 18  

After the party’s poor performance in recently concluded five state assembly elections, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked the Pradesh Congress Committee presidents of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur to tender resignations in order to facilitate the reorganization of the state unit’s top post. Sonia Gandhi has asked the PCC Presidents of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa & …

Assembly election debacle: Sonia Gandhi asks Sidhu to resign as Punjab party chief
2 years, 10 months ago

Assembly election debacle: Sonia Gandhi asks Sidhu to resign as Punjab party chief

India TV News  

Highlights Sonia Gandhi asks PCCs of Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur to resign Development comes two days after the CWC discussed threadbare reasons for Congress' debacle in polls Congress was routed in all poll-bound states Springing into action, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi has asked Punjab party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu to resign from the post, informed party spokesperson …

An election for a change, says Navjot Sidhu as AAP defeats Congress in Punjab polls
2 years, 10 months ago

An election for a change, says Navjot Sidhu as AAP defeats Congress in Punjab polls

India Today  

This election was for a change," Congress Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said a day after the Aam Aadmi Party defeated the Congress to win state assembly polls. When asked about Charanjit Singh Channi's defeat in the Punjab Assembly Elections 2022, Navjot Singh Sidhu was quoted by news agency ANI as saying, "I'm not going into deep thought about whether …

Assembly election results 2022: Lessons to learn from Congress's loss in Punjab
2 years, 10 months ago

Assembly election results 2022: Lessons to learn from Congress's loss in Punjab

Firstpost  

The AAP came as a big beacon of hope with its ‘Rangla Punjab’ model, which Punjabis are now looking forward to from Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann The Congress lost badly in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to a second Narendra Modi wave in the country, but there was a silver lining. The Congress ‘Dalit trump card’ and Chief Ministerial …

Punjab results ‘shock’ for Congress; AAP’s record in Delhi helped it: Sharad Pawar
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab results ‘shock’ for Congress; AAP’s record in Delhi helped it: Sharad Pawar

The Hindu  

The results of Assembly elections in Punjab are a "shock" for Congress while the Aam Aadmi Party benefited because of the performance of its government in Delhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here on Thursday. Trends and available results suggested that Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP was on its way to sweep Punjab by ousting Congress. The AAP's governance in Delhi helped …

'...because of Amarinder Singh': Congress blames former CM for Punjab rout
2 years, 10 months ago

'...because of Amarinder Singh': Congress blames former CM for Punjab rout

India TV News  

Highlights The Congress blamed former party leader and Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh for the rout Punjab voted in favour of AAP as they were unhappy with Amarinder's regime Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that the party humbly accepts the people's verdict Punjab Election Result 2022: The Congress on Thursday blamed former party leader and Punjab CM Captain Amarinder …

Why Was Capt Amarinder Singh Removed as Punjab CM? Rahul Gandhi Answers
2 years, 10 months ago

Why Was Capt Amarinder Singh Removed as Punjab CM? Rahul Gandhi Answers

News 18  

Amid the high-octane campaign for Punjab assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Captain Amarinder Singh was removed from the post of Chief Minister because he denied providing free electricity to the poor people of the state, citing his contract with the power supply companies. Addressing a public rally in poll-bound Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib, Gandhi said, “I will …

Punjab polls: Why Rahul, Priyanka are disowning Amarinder Singh and his Congress govt too
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: Why Rahul, Priyanka are disowning Amarinder Singh and his Congress govt too

India Today  

Earlier this week, top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spoke for the first time on why the party removed Captain Amarinder Singh as Punjab chief minister in September 2021. Don't you have a contract with Punjab's people?” Rahul Gandhi then claimed that Charanjit Singh Channi, who was made Punjab CM after Amarinder Singh resigned, followed the directives …

Punjab polls: People will give clear mandate to Congress, says Harish Rawat
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: People will give clear mandate to Congress, says Harish Rawat

Firstpost  

Rawat said Punjab needs a party that can take all sections along and lead the state on the path of development, adding that his party is the only alternative Ruling out the possibility of a fractured mandate, former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, on Wednesday, asserted that the people will bring back Congress with a clear majority in Punjab as …

Punjab Assembly elections | Good ties with Centre crucial for Punjab’s progress, says Amarinder
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Assembly elections | Good ties with Centre crucial for Punjab’s progress, says Amarinder

The Hindu  

As electioneering for the upcoming Assembly poll gatherers momentum in Punjab, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who formed the Punjab Lok Congress after resigning from the Congress, is strongly pitching for strengthening of the State’s economy for long term development. For this “economic strengthening”, he asserts that it’s important that there’s a strong Centre-State relation, and therefore voting for PLC-BJP-SAD …

Punjab Assembly Polls 2022: The dark horse of Patiala
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Assembly Polls 2022: The dark horse of Patiala

India Today  

Anger, welling up from a deep sense of humiliation, has turned into a steely determination to wipe out one party from the political map of Punjab. If that suffices as a statement on the Grand Old Party, it also catches Amarinder Singh in a sunset moment he would have perhaps liked to visualise differently. With a hockey stick-and-ball as the …

Punjab: AAP pokes fun at Congress for picking Channi as CM face
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab: AAP pokes fun at Congress for picking Channi as CM face

India Today  

Congratulations Congress for announcing a Reta Chor as your Punjab chief minister face, tweeted the Aam Aadmi Party after Rahul Gandhi declared Charanjit Singh Channi as Congress party's CM face for Punjab on Sunday. Cong looted Punjab in five years, says Bikram Singh Majithia While talking to India Today, former state cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the Congress party …

Will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision on CM face in Punjab: Navjot Sidhu | Exclusive
2 years, 11 months ago

Will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision on CM face in Punjab: Navjot Sidhu | Exclusive

India Today  

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu said that he will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision regarding who should be made the Congress' chief ministerial face for the Punjab Assembly election. Earlier, Navjot Singh Sidhu had told India Today that the Congress can win 70 seats in Punjab if the party makes the right decision on …

Punjab Assembly elections | Congress denied Sunil Jakhar CM post for being a Hindu, alleges AAP
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Assembly elections | Congress denied Sunil Jakhar CM post for being a Hindu, alleges AAP

The Hindu  

Ahead of Punjab Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday accused the Congress of playing politics around caste and religion and conspiring to divide the people by giving a religious colour to the politics of Punjab. Reacting to Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar’s statement about Chief Minister selection, AAP Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha said the biggest example of …

Amarinder Singh says PM Modi will visit Punjab soon to campaign for upcoming polls
2 years, 11 months ago

Amarinder Singh says PM Modi will visit Punjab soon to campaign for upcoming polls

Op India  

Addressing a public meeting at Ram Leela Maidan in Patiala, Captain Amarinder Singh has informed that PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would soon visit Punjab to campaign for the upcoming elections. The state and the Centre must work together for Punjab’s survival, Amarinder said, adding that he has had cordial relations with Modi since the latter was …

Punjab Polls: Political Futures of Many Bigwigs Tied to Election Outcome
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Polls: Political Futures of Many Bigwigs Tied to Election Outcome

News 18  

Apart from being unprecedented in terms of the political combinations in the fray, the February 20 Punjab assembly polls will also determine the political futures of many of the state’s bigwigs. For former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who filed his nomination papers from his stronghold Patiala on Monday, it is going to be a do-or-die battle for political survival. …

Punjab polls: 'Only Congress can defeat itself,' claims Sidhu
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: 'Only Congress can defeat itself,' claims Sidhu

India TV News  

Punjab Pradesh Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said that no political party can defeat Congress in Punjab in the upcoming assembly election in the state. Earlier, Navjot Singh Sidhu had filed his nomination papers from Amritsar East on Saturday paving the way for a high-octane fight for the seat on February 20. Senior BJP leader and former Punjab …

Pargat Singh: ‘Anti-Congress vote will be divided’
2 years, 11 months ago

Pargat Singh: ‘Anti-Congress vote will be divided’

The Hindu  

P argat Singh, who is still remembered for the solo goal against Germany in the 1985 Hockey Champions Trophy in Perth, has brought the same fearless approach to his politics. For long, he was counted among Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu’s loyalists in the cricketer-politician’s long-drawn-out battle with the then Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. An elected representative from Jalandhar …

Punjab Assembly election | Congress evades a direct response on chief ministerial face in Punjab
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Assembly election | Congress evades a direct response on chief ministerial face in Punjab

The Hindu  

A day after the official Twitter handle of the Congress dropped a clear hint that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi would be party’s chief ministerial face in the upcoming Assembly elections, the party on Tuesday evaded a direct response on the issue. Leaders close to Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu told The Hindu that the party social …

Punjab Election 2022: Congress Election Committee To Finalise First List Of Candidates
3 years ago

Punjab Election 2022: Congress Election Committee To Finalise First List Of Candidates

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Congress party’s Central Election Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting today which will give its approval for the first list of candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly election 2022. Apart from party President Sonia Gandhi, senior leader Rahu Gandhi, other leaders of the Election Committee, Punjab Chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab Congress President Navjot …

People of Punjab will decide CM candidate, not Congress high command: Navjot Singh Sidhu
3 years ago

People of Punjab will decide CM candidate, not Congress high command: Navjot Singh Sidhu

India Today  

With the Congress refusing to declare CM face for Punjab, there are undercurrents, which indicate the party may see more twists and turns coming their way before the high octane polls. Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said the people of Punjab will decide the chief minister and not the Congress party's high command. While speaking at a press conference …

Setback for Sidhu, Congress not to declare chief ministerial candidate in Punjab
3 years ago

Setback for Sidhu, Congress not to declare chief ministerial candidate in Punjab

India Today  

In a major setback for Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was projecting himself as the chief ministerial candidate for the 2022 assembly election, the party high command has decided not to declare a CM face in Punjab. The party's high command has said that Navjot Singh Sidhu will be presented as a Jat leader, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh …

Backed by Sidhu, Siddharth Chattopadhyaya appointed as Punjab DGP
3 years ago

Backed by Sidhu, Siddharth Chattopadhyaya appointed as Punjab DGP

India Today  

IPS Siddharth Chattopadhyaya has replaced Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota as the Director-General of Police, Punjab. Chattopadhyaya’s appointment was being backed by Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Sidhu had even resigned as the Punjab Congress chief over the appointment of Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota as DGP. Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, IPS DGP, PSPCL, Patiala shall look after the work of Director General …

Punjab Elections: Former Congress MP, other leaders join Amarinder Singh's newly formed party
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab Elections: Former Congress MP, other leaders join Amarinder Singh's newly formed party

India TV News  

Highlights Ex- Punjab CM Amarinder Singh recently floated a new party called Punjab Lok Congress Former Congress MP Amrik Singh Aliwal, among other leaders joined his party today. Former Congress MP Amrik Singh Aliwal, ex-legislators Harjinder Singh Thekedar, Prem Mittal, Farzana Alam and Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike and several other local leaders on Tuesday joined Capt Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress. …

Did Congress high command clip Navjot Singh Sidhu's wings?
3 years, 1 month ago

Did Congress high command clip Navjot Singh Sidhu's wings?

India Today  

The Congress high command seems to have clipped the wings of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. This comes after the Congress high command recently rejected the list of 22 district presidents which was submitted by Navjot Singh Sidhu by removing the leaders appointed by former PCC Chief Sunil Jakhar. Apparently, former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar was …

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