Setback for Capt Amarinder, Congress calls CLP meeting
In a huge setback to Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) late on Friday night said that there has to be a meeting with immediate effect of the state’s Congress Legislative Party (CLP) late on Saturday afternoon.
AICC in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat tweeted late on Friday night: “A meeting of the CLP has been convened at 5 pm on 18th September at Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee office. The AICC directs the PPCC to facilitate this meeting. All Congress MLAs of Punjab are requested to kindly attend this meeting.”
Capt Amarinder and Sidhu have been at loggerheads for the past six months and trying to reaching out to the high command seeking their intervention. Sidhu has till now drawn first blood getting the coveted PPCC presidentship from Sunil Jakhar.
Close to 37 MLAs are in Sidhu camp as of now while another 40 MLAs are with Capt Amarinder Singh. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Tript Rajinder Bajwa are close to Sidhu and have been rallying other MLAs behind Sidhu.
Due to fresh trouble in the Congress now the Congress high command is intervening once again to iron out all the outstanding issues within the state party unit.
