Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said that a Dalit should be made the deputy CM, adding that he is in favour of creating 2-3 posts of the deputy CM, sources said.
Singh and his former cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu have been engaged in a bitter war of words. Sidhu has publicly attacked the chief minister over an SIT report on the sacrilege issue in Punjab. The Congress panel has already met Sidhu, party MPs, MLAs and former PCC chiefs besides a host of other leaders in the last four days.
Have To Work Together, Win : Amarinder Singh After Meet With Truce Team As part of reconciliation efforts, the sources told PTI that Navjot Sidhu may be included in the Punjab cabinet again and elevated as Deputy Chief Minister. The leadership may also be working to replace Sunil Jhakar as the state Congress chief, a post which Navjot Sidhu has been eyeing for long.
Updated: June 04, 2021 3:08 pm IST
Amarinder Singh and his former cabinet colleague Navjot Sidhu have been engaged in a war of words (File)
New Delhi:
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today met the three-member panel set up by the Congress high command to resolve infighting in the party s state unit and apprised it of efforts to unite the party, as well as preparedness for the upcoming assembly polls, according to sources.
The Congress high command hasn’t taken any decision yet on the complaints by a section led by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu against State Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. A panel heade