Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday dismissed reports of any back-end talks with the Congress, saying “the time for friendship is over”. In a tweet by the leader’s media advisor, the Captain said he would, and would soon launch his party. After resolving the issue of farmers, talks with the Bharatiya Janata Party regarding the sharing of seats.
Amarinder had earlier resigned from the top post in Punjab after months of tussle within the Congress with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Charanjit Singh Channi was chosen in his place for the top post.
“Reports of backend talks with @INCIndia are wrong. The meeting time is over. The decision to part ways with the party was taken after much deliberation and is final. I am grateful to Sonia Gandhi ji for her support but will no longer be in Congress,” Raveen Thukral said in a tweet.
“I will launch my party soon and after the farmers issue is resolved, I will hold talks with @BJP4India, split Akali factions and others for seat-sharing for #PunjabElections2022,” he said. I want to build a strong collective force in the interest of Punjab and its farmers.”
‘I will start my party soon and will talk about seat sharing’ @BJP4India, for the broken Akali factions and others #punjab election 2022 Once the problem of farmers is solved. I want to build a strong collective force in the interest of Punjab and its farmers. @capt_amarinder 2/2— Raveen Thukral (@RT_Media_Capt) October 30, 2021
The captain had earlier told News18 that he could do “a lot for Punjab” despite his old age. “Congress decided that I have to go, so I have left the party… but I don’t think I will sit at home,” she had said.
Singh had resigned from the top post last month citing “insults” after an acrimonious power struggle with Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was appointed state Congress president. Singh, who was one of the powerful regional satraps of the Congress, also said he had never experienced “such interference as a chief minister”.
Speaking on the Punjab Assembly elections, Singh had said that talks could be held on seat adjustment with respect to his party, provided the BJP resolves the issue of farmers. “We will talk to BJP about seat adjustment closer to the polls…
The leader made the news recently after the Punjab government launched a probe into Pakistani journalist Arosa Alam’s links with the spy agency ISI. Alam has been a longtime friend of the Captain. Captain Amarinder Singh retaliated and said in tweets posted by his media advisor Raveen Thukral on his behalf that Alam was “coming since 16 years with due approval of the Government of India”.
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