Punjab: Captain Amarinder Singh's media advisor issues clarification on CM's resignation
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has not tendered his resignation, said Raveen Thukral, Media Advisor to Captain, rejecting the media reports. He said that the CM has neither quit nor offered to do so.
Cracking down on reports regarding Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation, Raveen Thukral further said that Captain would lead Punjab Congress in Punjab Assembly elections 2022.
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“Media reports of Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh resigning are humbug. He has neither quit nor offered to do so. He’ll lead Punjab Congress to victory in 2022 Assembly polls as he did in 2017,” he said in a tweet.
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Meanwhile, Harish Rawat, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary in charge of Punjab, said that Captain Amarinder Singh would continue to remain the captain of the team. He would be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the party, he said.
Rawat said that Singh has been CM for the last four-and-a-half years and that he will go to the Punjab Assembly elections in 2022 with his leadership. Captain and Navjot Singh Sidhu will work together, he said.
Sidhu likely to be Punjab Congress President
In an order to resolve the deadlock in Punjab Congress, Priyanka Gandhi facilitated a meeting between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Rahul Gandhi. As per the sources, Sidhu is likely to be made the new Chief of Punjab Congress Committee (PCC) along with two working presidents, a Dalit and a Hindu.
-PTC News
