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Amid Punjab Congress mess, Harish Rawat seeks to be relieved of state party duties

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Jasleen Kaur -- August 27th 2021 02:18 PM -- Updated: August 27th 2021 02:31 PM
Amid Punjab Congress mess, Harish Rawat seeks to be relieved of state party duties

Amid Punjab Congress mess, Harish Rawat seeks to be relieved of state party duties

With the Assembly elections in Uttarakhand due next year, Harish Rawat, who is the Congress's campaign committee chairman there, has sought to be relieved as the in-charge of the Congress affairs in Punjab. Harish Rawat said," To concentrate on the upcoming polls in Uttarakhand, I want to be relieved of the responsibility as the party's Punjab affairs in-charge." Rebel Punjab Congress leaders meet Harish Rawat, plan to reach Delhi today | India News,The Indian Express Also Read | Kabul blasts: ISIS claims responsibility for multiple blasts in Afghanistan’s Kabul The Congress leader said he would abide by whatever direction was given to him by the party. "If my party asks me to continue as the Punjab affairs in-charge, I will continue,” said Harish Rawat. Punjab and Uttarakhand would go to polls next year. While the Congress is seeking to retain power in Punjab, it aims to return to power by defeating the ruling BJP in the hill state. The Punjab Congress is witnessing infighting between the camps of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Reason To Quit Biggest Lie: Harish Rawat Also Read | Prices of dry fruit shoot up as imports from Afghanistan disrupted

Rawat, who is currently in Delhi to meet the party's senior leadership, had recently said that next year's Punjab Assembly polls would be fought under the leadership of Captain Amarinder Singh, delivering a snub to the leaders wanting his removal. Rawat had also said that there was no threat to the Capt Amarinder Singh-led government in Punjab. Harish Rawat meets Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh in Mohali | India News – India TV -PTC News

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