Punjab Congress said it was holding the first Congress legislative party meeting on the evening of Thursday—the day votes for Punjab assembly elections get counted.
Updated Jul 23, 2021 | 13:38 IST
Sidhu and Amarinder have been at loggerheads for a while, with the Amritsar (East) MLA even attacking the Chief Minister over the desecration cases. Newly-appointed Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu with Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh on Friday. | Photo Credit: Twitter
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Kuljit Singh Nagra and Sangat Singh Gilzian, two of the four newly-appointed working presidents of Punjab Congress, had on Thursday sent a formal invitation to the CM at his Siswan farmhouse in Mohali
Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat is also expected at the event
Chandigarh: Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took charge as the new state Congress president following a bitter stalemate with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh that lasted for nearly two years.
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2 Congress working presidents Kuljit Nagra and Sangat Gilzian among others with the Chief Minister in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo
Rajmeet Singh
Chandigarh, July 22
Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday agreed to attend the installation ceremony of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the new PPCC chief. The CM had earlier said he would not meet Sidhu till he publicly apologised for his “derogatory” tweets. AICC general secretary and Punjab affairs in-charge Harish Rawat, who reached here by a chopper late this evening, is expected to bring Captain and Sidhu together before the installation ceremony.
Significantly, 58 of the 80 Congress MLAs had on Wednesday signed a four-page letter to Captain, urging him to attend the installation ceremony. The letter was today handed over to the CM by working presidents Kuljit Singh Nagra and Sangat Singh Gilzian. Minister Sunder Sham Arora and former Batala MLA Ashwani Sekhri were also present. The CM reportedly told the working
Navjot Singh Sidhu takes charge as Punjab Congress Chief: Amarinder Singh to attend installation ceremony
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Last Updated: Jul 23, 2021, 10:18 AM IST
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Sidhu and Amarinder Singh have been at loggerheads for the past some time, with the Amritsar (East) MLA recently attacking the CM over the desecration cases.
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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will attend today s event where Navjot Singh Sidhu will formally take over as the the state Congress chief.
Kuljit Singh Nagra and Sangat Singh Gilzian, two of the four newly appointed working presidents for the state party unit, extended a formal invite to the CM.