State elections are approaching and troubles for Congress are far from the end. This time, Patiala MP Preneet Kaur has sparked concerns within the party after publicly supporting her husband, Captain Amarinder Singh, in his fight with Congress.
Preneet has not quit Congress yet. Her open support to former Punjab Chief Minister who was ousted from power has prompted the party to issue a show-cause notice for her alleged "anti-party
activities."
Indicating revolt against her party, the Patiala MP has changed her profile picture on social media platforms. The new picture promotes "Captain for 2022."
The photo clears that she'll be siding with her husband Capt Amarinder in the upcoming Punjab polls. She will campaign for Captain's Punjab Lok Congress Party, which will contest
the assembly elections by sharing seat with BJP.
Earlier, on November 21, Kaur hinted that she might join the political party of her husband. "Captain Amarinder Singh has always followed through on his promises and I am with my family."
Harish Choudhary, the secretary in charge of Punjab affairs for the All India Congress Committee on November 24 served the notice to the former Union minister of state and has been given
seven days to respond or the party will be forced to take disciplinary action.
"For the last many days, we have been continuously receiving reports from Congress workers, MLAs, leaders from Patiala, and the media about your anti-party activities," Harish
Choudhary wrote in a letter to Ms Kaur.
"Since your husband Captain Amarinder Singh Ji resigned from the Congress and formed his own party, the Punjab Lok Congress, this information and news has been coming in." We've
also heard about your media announcements supporting your husband's political party," he wrote.
After a bitter feud with Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and a revolt by several Ministers, MLAs and MPs, Amarinder resigned as Punjab chief minister on September 18.
On November 2, the two-time former CM left the Congress and formed his own party, Punjab Lok Congress, implying a "seat arrangement" with the BJP.