‘Can do a lot for Punjab': Captain Amarinder says Congress lost ground after Sidhu's elevation
FirstpostAmarinder, who was one of the Congress’ powerful regional satraps, also said he had never experienced “this sort of interference ever as a chief minister" Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that after he left the Congress, he could have either floated a new party or join someone else, adding that he could not have sat at home as he can do a lot for Punjab. Speaking exclusively to _CNN-News18’_s managing editor Zakka Jacob a day after he announced he would soon launch his political party, Amarinder said, “The Congress decided that I must go, so I have left the party…but I don’t think I will sit at home…I can do a lot for Punjab." Amarinder, who was one of the Congress’ powerful regional satraps, also said he had never experienced “this sort of interference ever as a chief minister." On the newly-appointed chief minister, Amarinder said Channi is a “good boy and hardworking, but it is too little, too late" for Congress.