Amidsigns of realignment in the Punjab Congress, all Rajyasabha and Lok Sabha MPsfrom Punjab will meet at the residence of Rajyasabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa onSunday noon.
Sourcesclaimed that the delegation has sought time to call on Congress High Commandafter the meeting. Though the agenda of the meeting is not open yet but it islearnt that the delegation would appraise the Party High Command about thepossible fall out within the party cadre if Sidhu reportedly appointed to thepost of Punjab Congress President.
All India Congress Interim President SoniaGandhi is expected to address party MPs from India through video Conferencingin which she will set agenda to counter the government during the upcomingmonsoon session of the Parliament.
Notably,after the hectic political developments during the day, Captain had a meetingwith Rajya Sabha MP, his one- time bete noire Partap Singh Bajwa, besidesCabinet Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi and Speaker Rana KP Singh on Saturdaynight.
While tweeting a picture of the meeting, Manish Tiwari, Anandpur SahibMP posted: “Good to see Partap Bajwa and Capt Amrinder Singh together alongwith our Speaker, Rana KP Singh and Rana Sodhi. Partap, who I have known since1983, and Captain Sahib would make a good team… He is an old,dyed-in-the-wool-Congress man.”
Sourcesclaims that Rajya Sabha MPs Ambika Soni and Partap Singh Bajwa are not favouringSidhu’s name for the Post of Punjab Congress President while Shamsher SinghDulo has not opened his cards as yet.
Similarly majority of Lok Sabha MP sincluding Gurmit Singh Aujla, Manish Tiwari, Santokh Singh Chaudhery, JasbirSingh Dimpa, Ravnit Bittu, and Preneet Kaur are reportedly opposing thecandidature of Sidhu but MP Mohammad Sadique has reportedly been sided withSidhu.
Theovernight developments have further widened the fault line within the Congressleaders in the state and in such a situation it will be difficult for the PartyHigh Command to take a final call on Sidhu’s coronation as assembly electionsin the state are just a few months away.
(Story Contributed by Dinesh Sharma)