Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday dismissed reports of backend talks with the Congress, saying the time for rapprochement is over and his decision to leave the party is final. Punjab Political Crisis: Captain Amarinder Singh Says ‘Time for Rapprochement Over, Decision To Leave Congress Is Final’.
The exit of senior Congress leader and former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh who announced forming a new party will not affect the prospects of the party, Congress leaders said on Wednesday.
In Punjab, Congress has been in turmoil after Amarinder Singh quit as the chief minister and the party's state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from his post.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is coming to Delhi today to meet party leadership amid the ongoing infighting in the party s state unit. Earlier on Thursday, Channi had met Navjot Singh Sidhu who resigned from the Punjab Congress chief recently.