Punjab Congress Restive as Leaders Say Sidhu 'Crossed a Line' With Hunger Strike Threat Against Channi Govt
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab Congress Restive as Leaders Say Sidhu 'Crossed a Line' With Hunger Strike Threat Against Channi Govt

News 18  

Punjab Congress leaders have started getting restive over Navjot Singh Sidhu’s continued diatribe against Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s government, with some asserting that the cricketer-turned-politician was transgressing the ‘line’ far too often. As polls approach in few months, leaders say Punjab Congress chief Sidhu’s social media digs against his own party’s government are not only denting the party image but also hindering its election prospects. Commenting on Sidhu’s threat to go on a hunger strike if the Channi government does not release reports on the drug menace and 2015 sacrilege cases, Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira said: “The issues that are being raised by Sidhu might be correct but there is a party platform for that. #WATCH | Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu says he will go on a hunger strike against the state govt if it doesn't make public the reports on drugs menace & the sacrilege incident pic.twitter.com/xfb0cb2xuG— ANI November 25, 2021 “If this report is not made public, then it should be answered that why the previous chief minister was sleeping for four and a half years, it should be found out why the home minister kept sleeping,’” Sidhu said.

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Amid Himachal crisis, Navjot Singh Sidhu slams 6 Congress MLAs; urges for ‘purge’ in party
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid Himachal crisis, Navjot Singh Sidhu slams 6 Congress MLAs; urges for ‘purge’ in party

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the six party lawmakers who voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, causing political turmoil in the hill state. Calling for an “assessment of assets and liabilities” of the party, the former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief said that the …

Is Navjot Singh Sidhu also leaving Congress? Speculation rife as he calls for a press conference on farmer issue
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Is Navjot Singh Sidhu also leaving Congress? Speculation rife as he calls for a press conference on farmer issue

Live Mint  

Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu might join BJP before Lok Sabha polls along with three other state MLAs. Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu may soon become the latest politician to join the BJP ranks ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Indira Gandhi's 'third son' refuses to deny switch to BJP According to a recent India Today report quoting sources, …

Navjot Sidhu says 'discipline for everyone' as Cong leaders demand action against him
1 year ago

Navjot Sidhu says 'discipline for everyone' as Cong leaders demand action against him

Hindustan Times  

Amid a section of party leaders seeking disciplinary action against him for holding individual rallies, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said discipline is for everyone, adding it cannot be one thing for a few and something else for the rest. Navjot Singh Sidhu Sidhu, who met Punjab Congress affairs in-charge Devender Yadav, stated that his public meetings were …

Punjab: Sidhu holds another rally in Hoshiarpur, targets detractors
1 year ago

Punjab: Sidhu holds another rally in Hoshiarpur, targets detractors

Hindustan Times  

Hoshiarpur: Unfazed by the opposition from a section of his party leaders, former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday addressed another rally in Hoshiarpur where he attacked his detractors in the party. Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu addressing a rally in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday.Harpreet Kaur/HT Photo The “Jittega Punjab-Jittegi Congress” rally in Hoshiarpur was organised by …

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 …

Opposition INDIA bloc's key members, AAP and Congress at loggerheads in Punjab
1 year, 3 months ago

Opposition INDIA bloc's key members, AAP and Congress at loggerheads in Punjab

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress are considered among the important allies in the INDIA grouping. Most Punjab Congress leaders, except former Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, do not favor an alliance with AAP. Leaders of both parties started targeting each other after disproportionate assets cases were slapped on key Congress leaders including former CM Charanjit Singh Channi, former deputy …

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 …

Punjab Congress to Approach High Command to Seek Expulsion of Capt Amarinder's Wife from Party
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab Congress to Approach High Command to Seek Expulsion of Capt Amarinder's Wife from Party

News 18  

On a day when former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, the Punjab unit of Congress decided to approach the party high command to seek the expulsion of his wife and Patiala MP Preneet Kaur from the party for “anti-party activities”. The meeting was also attended by Congress legislative party leader in the Vidhan …

Shifting sands of politics: Decoding legislators’ lust for power and fate of state governments
2 years, 6 months ago

Shifting sands of politics: Decoding legislators’ lust for power and fate of state governments

Firstpost  

There are several instances from Maharashtra and Karnataka to Arunachal Pradesh and Goa where political parties with most seats were forced to sit in Opposition, while those rejected by voters came together to form a coalition government They are the Gen Z of political leadership. In Karnataka, the BJP had emerged as the single largest party with 105 MLAs, including …

Days after quitting, ex-Congress Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar joins BJP
2 years, 7 months ago

Days after quitting, ex-Congress Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar joins BJP

India Today  

Just a few days after resigning from the Congress, the former Punjab chief of the party, Sunil Jakhar, joined the BJP today in the presence of the party's national president JP Nadda. A three-time MLA and one-time MP, Jakhar said he was heartbroken at being removed from all party posts by the Congress disciplinary committee following allegations of anti-party activities …

Sunil Jakhar, former Punjab Congress chief, joins BJP
2 years, 7 months ago

Sunil Jakhar, former Punjab Congress chief, joins BJP

India TV News  

Highlights Sunil Jakhar, former Punjab Congress chief, joined BJP in presence of JP Nadda in Delhi Jakhar was removed from all party posts by Congress after allegations over anti-party activities He resigned from the Congress last week and lashed out at party leaders Channi, Ambika Soni Sunil Jakhar, former Punjab Congress chief, on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in …

Navjot Singh Sidhu to meet Bhagwant Mann tomorrow; CWC to hold talks on Congress' revival
2 years, 8 months ago

Navjot Singh Sidhu to meet Bhagwant Mann tomorrow; CWC to hold talks on Congress' revival

Firstpost  

Sidhu’s meeting with Mann would be at a time when AICC in-charge of Punjab Harish Chaudhary has recommended disciplinary action against him Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will call on Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday, the day when Congress’ top decision-making body CWC will meet at the AICC headquarters to deliberate on the agenda for the brainstorming …

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 …

Will Congress Crack the Whip on Navjot Singh Sidhu for ‘Indiscipline’?
2 years, 8 months ago

Will Congress Crack the Whip on Navjot Singh Sidhu for ‘Indiscipline’?

News 18  

After Sunil Jakhar, is the Congress high command contemplating disciplinary action against former Punjab Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu? Chaudhary wrote to party president Sonia Gandhi on April 23, seeking issuance of the notice after having received a complaint from the newly chosen state unit chief Amarinder Singh Warring, accusing Sidhu of indulging in “blatant anti-party activities”. “The first …

Acrimony Bubbles Up in Punjab Cong Again as Sidhu Snubs Successor to Meet Disgruntled Leaders Instead
2 years, 8 months ago

Acrimony Bubbles Up in Punjab Cong Again as Sidhu Snubs Successor to Meet Disgruntled Leaders Instead

News 18  

The Punjab Congress seems to have learnt no lessons from the drubbing in recently held Punjab Assembly elections, with the state leaders continuing to squabble over supremacy despite top organisational changes. The party high command recently effected organisational changes, making Gidderbaha MLA Amrinder Raja Warring the PCC chief, hoping that infusion of young blood could enthuse state leaders. As Warring …

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 …

Why two nations bowled out two prominent netas
2 years, 9 months ago

Why two nations bowled out two prominent netas

Hindustan Times  

These aren’t the best of times for cricketers-turned-netas in the subcontinent. In India, Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned as Punjab Congress chief after the party’s electoral debacle in the recent assembly elections. He was widely perceived to be the all-powerful Pakistan army’s “chosen one”: The puppeteers in uniform could ride on Khan’s appeal to remote-control the government without threatening his …

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. …

Cong Like a Company Filing for Bankruptcy with Sidhu, Channi as Liabilities: Jakhar to News18
2 years, 9 months ago

Cong Like a Company Filing for Bankruptcy with Sidhu, Channi as Liabilities: Jakhar to News18

News 18  

Terming former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi a “liability" and “villain", former Punjab Congress chief and senior party leader Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said he had serious reservations against Channi being made the chief minister and had made it clear to the party high command, including Rahul Gandhi. In an interview to News18.com, Jakhar, who headed the campaign committee for …

Sidhu proved suicide bomber for party: Punjab Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu
2 years, 10 months ago

Sidhu proved suicide bomber for party: Punjab Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu

India Today  

Following the Congress’s humiliating defeat in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly elections, the party again seems to be facing friction within the state unit. Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu hit out at Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and held him responsible for the party’s debacle in the polls. In a video shared on Facebook, Ravneet Singh Bittu said, “Leaders …

'Can't Abdicate Responsibility for Loss': Angry Voices Inside Punjab Congress Rise Against Sidhu
2 years, 10 months ago

'Can't Abdicate Responsibility for Loss': Angry Voices Inside Punjab Congress Rise Against Sidhu

News 18  

Resentment is brewing within Punjab Congress against state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for refusing to take responsibility for the drubbing received by the grand old party in the assembly elections. The entire top brass of Punjab Congress has virtually remained silent about the poll debacle, refusing to accept responsibility. Sidhu, reacting to the party’s dismal performance and negligible presence …

Worst Show in UP, Blow in Punjab: Did Channi's 'Bhaiyye' Remark & Gandhi's Laugh Come Back to Bite Them?
2 years, 10 months ago

Worst Show in UP, Blow in Punjab: Did Channi's 'Bhaiyye' Remark & Gandhi's Laugh Come Back to Bite Them?

News 18  

The Congress touched a new low in the crucial Uttar Pradesh, winning only two seats and receiving just 2.39 percent vote share. In the worst-ever performance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress not only scored its lowest tally in the state with two seats, but also the party’s voting percentage fell from 6.25 percent in the 2017 polls, …

Congress's Navjot Sidhu loses to AAP rival by over 6,000 votes in Punjab
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress's Navjot Sidhu loses to AAP rival by over 6,000 votes in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday faced an embarassing defeat in the Amritsar seat of Punjab to the AAP's Jeewan Jyot Kaur by over 6,000 votes, His party too fared poorly with the projections showing a lead in less than 20 of 117 assembly seats. Former chief minister Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister CS Channi, who was contesting from two …

Punjab Exit Polls Predict Cong Loss, But Gandhis May Placate Sidhu, Give Channi Key Role to Woo Dalits
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Exit Polls Predict Cong Loss, But Gandhis May Placate Sidhu, Give Channi Key Role to Woo Dalits

News 18  

As the numbers came in for the exit polls on Monday and gave an impressive edge to the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, there was a deathly silence in the Congress office in Chandigarh. State Congress unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu was at the party office in Chandigarh, busy with a membership drive. One, Channi, even if the Congress loses, …

Channi to Mann to Sidhu, Punjab Action Captured in 10 Blockbuster Interviews on News18.com
2 years, 10 months ago

Channi to Mann to Sidhu, Punjab Action Captured in 10 Blockbuster Interviews on News18.com

News 18  

Be it challenges to opponents or not-so-subtle messages for their own party, netas in Punjab have not held back this election season. Here’s a look at top eight interviews of Punjab newsmakers on News18.com: Kejriwal Will One Day Apologise to Me: Channi “I don’t pretend to be a common man, I am one,” Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi told News18 …

Punjab Elections 2022: BJP urges EC to bar Sidhu from campaigning
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Elections 2022: BJP urges EC to bar Sidhu from campaigning

India TV News  

Highlights A BJP delegation met EC with a memorandum that Sidhu had insulted Brahmins BJP alleged that Sidhu was promoting hatred and division in society with his comments BJP memorandum urged EC to also censure Congress for promoting hatred and division The BJP on Monday urged the Election Commission to ban Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu from campaigning in …

Punjab Polls: Amritsar Leaders 'Upset' with Sidhu but Close Aides Say 'Signal from Top' to Stay Away
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Polls: Amritsar Leaders 'Upset' with Sidhu but Close Aides Say 'Signal from Top' to Stay Away

News 18  

In Punjab’s Amritsar East Constituency, where state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is locked in a fierce battle with Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, the grand old party has entrusted Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu with handling the election campaign. Sidhu’s aides, however, have denied the allegations and, in turn, blamed the local leaders for their “indifference” after the party …

Punjab won't see a hung assembly, results will be one-sided: Navjot Singh Sidhu | Exclusive
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab won't see a hung assembly, results will be one-sided: Navjot Singh Sidhu | Exclusive

India TV News  

Highlights There won't be any hung assembly in Punjab, says Navjot Singh Sidhu Sidhu also denied any infighting in Punjab Congress Navjot Sidhu said he wants to take back Punjab to its old days of glory Exuberating confidence in Congress' victory in the upcoming assembly election in Punjab, party's state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said that there won't be …

Punjab polls: Sidhu hails Channi's candidature, calls himself 'Punjab ka aashiq'
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: Sidhu hails Channi's candidature, calls himself 'Punjab ka aashiq'

India Today  

Calling himself the "aashiq" of Punjab, Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he never lived for any post and only wants to improve the lives of the people of the state. "During 17 years of political career, Sidhu never lived for any post, but always wanted Punjab's betterment and improvement in lives of its people," Sidhu said …

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 …

Punjab polls: Rahul announces Channi as CM face, says 'need person who can understand poor'
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: Rahul announces Channi as CM face, says 'need person who can understand poor'

Firstpost  

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was also a contender for the role, on Sunday hailed the decision of making Channi as the chief minister of the state On Sunday, Rahul Gandhi named Charanjit Singh Channi as the Congress’ chief ministerial face for the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was also a …

‘All will abide by Rahul Gandhi's decision’, says Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
2 years, 11 months ago

‘All will abide by Rahul Gandhi's decision’, says Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

Firstpost  

The statement comes ahead of the announcement of the party’s chief ministerial candidate for Punjab Chandigarh: Ahead of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab Assembly polls, state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said everybody will abide by his decision. Sidhu and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi are the main …

All will abide by Rahul Gandhi's decision, says Sidhu ahead of Congress CM face reveal in Punjab
2 years, 11 months ago

All will abide by Rahul Gandhi's decision, says Sidhu ahead of Congress CM face reveal in Punjab

India Today  

The Congress is all set to announce its chief ministerial face for the upcoming Punjab Assembly election. Ahead of the announcement, one of the main contenders, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, took to Twitter on Sunday morning to say that everybody would abide by "leading light" Rahul Gandhi's decision. CONGRESS TO ANNOUNCE CM FACE Earlier this week, Congress leader …

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 …

'Will continue to serve Congress even if...': Sidhu to India TV ahead of CM face reveal for Punjab polls
2 years, 11 months ago

'Will continue to serve Congress even if...': Sidhu to India TV ahead of CM face reveal for Punjab polls

India TV News  

Highlights Punjab Congress Chief Sidhu said that he will continue to support Congress even if not made CM face. In an exclusive interview with India TV, Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Sidhu commented on this and said that he will continue to support the grand old party even if he isn't the CM face. Amid tensions over the state's top seat, …

Punjab polls: Higher-ups top want weak CM, says Navjot Sidhu in race for top post
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab polls: Higher-ups top want weak CM, says Navjot Sidhu in race for top post

India Today  

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took a dig at the Congress high command and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Do you want such a CM," asked Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu amid sloganeering by his supporters. Assembly elections 2022 LIVE | Punjab polls: People at top want weak CM: Navjot Sidhu's bid to …

'This Is What My Heart Said': Bikram Majithia High on Confidence in Punjab Poll Fight against Navjot Sidhu
2 years, 11 months ago

'This Is What My Heart Said': Bikram Majithia High on Confidence in Punjab Poll Fight against Navjot Sidhu

News 18  

Bikram Majithia is aware that he has a tough task ahead of him. Leaving the safe cocoon of his traditional seat of Majitha, from where he has been an MLA, to contest opposite Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar East for the February 20 Punjab assembly election is not an easy decision. #BattleForPunjab | Navjot Singh Sidhu used …

Channi, Sidhu or someone else as CM face? Rahul Gandhi's Punjab problem
2 years, 11 months ago

Channi, Sidhu or someone else as CM face? Rahul Gandhi's Punjab problem

India Today  

Exactly a week ago, top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave himself his Punjab problem. Launching his Punjab election campaign last Thursday, Rahul Gandhi promised to announce a chief ministerial face. Speaking before Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Sidhu said, “Take one week or 10 days but please take the people of Punjab out of this uncertainty …

Punjab Election 2022: Will support Sidhu if Congress names him CM candidate, says CM Channi
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Election 2022: Will support Sidhu if Congress names him CM candidate, says CM Channi

India TV News  

Highlights Channi says he will back Sidhu if Congress names him as CM candidate Punjab CM is contesting the assembly polls from two seats Channi lashes out at AAP chief Kejriwal, calls him 'behrupiya' Punjab Election News: Amid intense campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections, the Congress seems to be looking for a balm for its headache of deciding on …

Sidhu or Channi as CM: Congress's Punjab challenge and the risk of a spillover effect in Uttarakhand
2 years, 11 months ago

Sidhu or Channi as CM: Congress's Punjab challenge and the risk of a spillover effect in Uttarakhand

India Today  

The call to name a chief ministerial candidate in Punjab is getting tougher by the day for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress high command. Contrary to media reports of the Shakti app being used to determine Punjab’s chief ministerial face, these sources claim that at the grassroots, workers have not been approached. A Rahul Gandhi favourite, now and then, the …

Congress high command wants people to decide its CM face for Punjab: Channi, Sidhu, or...
2 years, 11 months ago

Congress high command wants people to decide its CM face for Punjab: Channi, Sidhu, or...

India Today  

In a move similar to that of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress high command is seeking the people's opinion to decide its chief ministerial candidate in Punjab through IVR calls, party sources said. CM Charanjit Singh Channi's name has been placed at number one, followed by Navjot Sidhu’s. Earlier, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had questioned the CM-face …

Charanjit Singh Channi or Navjot Singh Sidhu - Who will be Congress' CM face in Punjab? Announcement today
2 years, 11 months ago

Charanjit Singh Channi or Navjot Singh Sidhu - Who will be Congress' CM face in Punjab? Announcement today

India TV News  

Highlights Incumbent CM Charanjit Singh Channi is the frontrunner, say sources Sidhu has also been weighing in on his CM ambitions AAP has declared Bhagwant Mann as party's CM candidate Amidst intensified infighting in the Congress' Punjab unit, the party high command is now considering announcing the name of its chief ministerial candidate. If reports are to be believed, incumbent …

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 …

Dissidence in Congress is less compared to rivals, says Sidhu
2 years, 11 months ago

Dissidence in Congress is less compared to rivals, says Sidhu

India Today  

The dissidence in Congress is less compared to rivals, said Punjab party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu amid the talks of factionalism in the party ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls. Over Congress's chief minister face in Punjab, Sidhu said, "We are expecting clarity from the party high command." Sidhu took a jibe at Punjab Lok Congress chief Amaridner Singh by …

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 elections | Amarinder Singh says Sidhu’s tall claims of fighting sand mafia have fallen flat
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Assembly elections | Amarinder Singh says Sidhu’s tall claims of fighting sand mafia have fallen flat

The Hindu  

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday hit out at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for his “tall claims” of fighting the sand mafia. Amarinder said that considering that many of the Congress MLAs whom Mr. Sidhu had led in rebellion against him had direct or indirect interest or share in the sand …

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 …

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