Chandigarh: With Captain Amarinder Singh resigning as chief minister, Punjab Congress legislators on Saturday authorized party president Sonia Gandhi to elect a new CLP leader.
This was one of the resolutions passed unanimously in the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Chandigarh.
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A second resolution appreciating and thanking Amarinder Singh for his contribution to Punjab and Congress was also passed unanimously in the meeting, PTI reported.
“We have sent two resolutions to the party high command which were passed in the Congress Legislature Party today. We are waiting for their decision,” All India Congress Committee (AICC) Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat said while exiting the meeting.
Congress observer for Punjab Ajay Maken said there was no discussion on the name of the CLP leader.
Maken further said that he hopes the party will “continue to get guidance” from Amarinder Singh.
Meanwhile, Singh has opposed the appointment of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu as the next chief minister.
“Navjot Singh Sidhu is an incompetent person. He’s going to be a disaster. I will oppose his name for the next chief minister’s post. He belongs to Pakistan. It will be a threat to national security,” Singh told ANI in an exclusive interview.
“For the sake of my country, I will oppose his name for Punjab CM. It is a matter of national security. Pakistan PM Imran Khan is his friend. Sidhu has links with (Pakistan) Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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