Captain Amarinder Singh meets MLAs, Jakhar gives to resign as dissenters await Sonia Gandhi’s phrase

A day after the three-member panel submitted its report back to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Punjab CM spent his day assembly MLAs at his official residence, whereas the dissenters determined to attend for a phrase from the social gathering excessive command. Amid all this, state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar mentioned that he could be pleased to step apart if doing that may strengthen the social gathering. Jakhar was responding to hypothesis that he is perhaps changed as PPCC chief.
On Friday, Amarinder spend the day understanding of his official residence. According to sources, a number of MLAs had complained to the three-member panel that Amarinder was not accessible for conferences as he principally stayed at his private farm home – Mohinder Bagh — in Parol village close to Chandigarh.
Amarinder had shifted to his farm home about two years in the past earlier than the Covid pandemic. Ever since, he was seen at his official residence hardly ever. Amid Covid, he has been attending a lot of the conferences, together with the Cabinet and different official conferences, just about.
A gaggle of MLAs, led by Kuldip Singh Vaid met the CM at his official residence Friday. This group included MLAs Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Satkar Kaur, Dr Harjot Kamal, and Balwinder Singh Laddi.
Speaking concerning the assembly with MLAs on Friday, sources mentioned that amid dissenting voices in opposition to Amarinder, Vaid was instrumental in getting these MLAs collectively and meet the CM. A number of days in the past, 5 social gathering MPs had additionally met the CM at his non-public residence.
One of the MLAs mentioned that they’d simply gone to get their pending works executed. Another MLA Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa was additionally amongst those that met the CM, however individually, at his official residence.
Bajwa is the youthful brother Partap Singh Bajwa, who has been against the CM. Fateh Bajwa was additionally among the many dissenting voices earlier siding with the group of Cabinet ministers Sukhjinder Randhawa and Charanjeet Channi.
Interestingly, Balwinder Laddi can be thought-about Partap Bajwa’s aide. His presence at CM’s residence is a curious case, sources mentioned.
Dissenters wait and watch
Congress leaders, who had raised a banner of revolt in opposition to Amarinder, in the meantime, have adopted a watch and watch coverage after the committee submitted its report and reportedly mentioned that Amarinder was firmly in saddle.
A member of the dissenters group mentioned that they’d anticipate AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to behave.
“We will see what she does. After that we will react,” the Congress chief mentioned.

‘Panel wrong in making it Capt vs Sidhu’
However, Cabinet Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa mentioned that the committee had unfairly made it a struggle between CM and Navjot Sidhu.
“For us it is not a fight between Navjot and CM. For us, it is a fight for the survival of the Congress. We never went there to say that Navjot Sidhu should be made the CM. We told them that we came to power by swearing by Gutka Sahib that we will eliminate the menace of drugs. We promised justice in Bargari and Behbal Kalan. We also promised cancellation of PPAs and elimination of mafia rule. Where do we stand today? If the committee had to make it a fight between him and Sidhu, why were we called there? They should have heard them both and accommodated Sidhu wherever they wanted,” mentioned Randhawa.
He added: “The committee has made it a fight between Captain and Sidhu. What had happened to our issues? If the committee wanted then they should have called both of them. Why were we called? Why was out time wasted?”
Ready to resign: Jakhar
PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar Friday mentioned he was able to resign if his resignation would assist the Congress grow to be stronger.
Talking to the media on Friday, Jakhar mentioned, “If the Congress becomes strong by removing Sunil Jakhar, then that must be done today…If party is strengthened with my resignation, I am ready to resign. I can make any sacrifice for the party. Sunil Jakhar will never be an impediment in the way of Congress’ unity and strength. If Congress is strengthened, I am ready to resign,” he mentioned.
His response got here after the committee reportedly indicated that there could also be adjustments within the social gathering organisation in Punjab.
Jakhar had handed his resignation to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh throughout a stormy Cabinet assembly earlier. The CM had, nevertheless, torn his resignation.
When requested that the panel has mentioned that Amritsar MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu needs to be “suitably accommodated” within the revamped unit, Jakhar agreed that he ought to get a “respectable position”. However, he informed reporters that they need to not speculate over the panel report.
“Let the committee’s report come, you should not do guess work on that. I have not read the report,” he mentioned.
Demand for SC CM
Joginder Singh Mann, former minister and Congress chief in a letter to Sonia Gandhi has demanded that the Congress ought to title an SC chief as Punjab CM.
He mentioned that the “current impasse between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and stalwart Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has lowered the morale of Congress workers and has given energy to the opposition parties to raise finger on the current government. Ending the standoff between both the big guns of the party is the need of hour to bring the Congress party back into power and save the state”.

He mentioned he was related to the Congress social gathering since 1972 and had been a former minister, and an MLA thrice.
“I had sought time from Congress panel. However, I was not able to get time to flag my concern about prevailing crisis in party,” he mentioned.
“In wake of the entire prevailing situation, I will like to request you to appoint a leader from the SC community as Chief Minister of the state for remaining period of six months. Punjab is to go for polls early next year and the infighting is not a good sign. Appointment of an SC leader as Chief Minister will not only steal the thunder from the opposition but will also give new vigour to party to contest ensuing polls. This move will also help in satisfying the grudges of both Captain Amarinder Singh and Sidhu against each other and both will jointly work for ensuring win of the party,” he mentioned.