Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is learnt tohave written a letter to Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi against NavjotSidhu’s plausible accommodation as state party chief.
Expressing his concern over Sidhu’s appointment, CaptAmarinder warned of adverse impact on party’s prospects for the 2022 AssemblyElections.
According to the sources, Capt Amarinder in his letterhas shown his dissent over Sidhu’s appointment as PPCC President and has claimedignoring the old guard (himself).
On the other hand, Congress general secretary HarishRawat and in-charge of Punjab affairs, Harish Rawat, is likely to meet CaptAmarinder Singh on July 17 in Chandigarh.
Earlier in the day, Navjot Sidhu was summoned by SoniaGandhi for a meeting at 10 Janpath in the presence of Harish Rawat at noon.
As per the reports, Sidhu is most likely the new PPCCChief, however, his appointment does not contend the other Congress leaders fromdifferent communities.
Once a fore-runner of the PPCC chief, Manish Tewari,raised bats against a Sikh face for the prominent two positions of the stateunit, as it will be seen in the context of Sikhs only hence, marginalizing others.
Mr. Tewari through his tweet is said to have favored aHindu candidate as state unit Chief.
Going by the other media reports and sources, talks arein the air that the Hih Command might appoint two working presidents along withSidhu- one from Dalit community while other from Hindu to balance the equationahead of Assembly polls.
The names of minister Vijay Inder Singla and MP SantokhChaudhary is doing rounds for the post of working president.
Reiterating here, earlier Capt Amarinder Singh hasexpressed his unwillingness to work as CM if Sidhu becomes the state partyChief.