Amid the political battle between state Congress chiefNavjot Singh Sidhu and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, the AICC Punjab incharge Harish Rawat met party leader Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence inDelhi today.
Yesterday, Mr Rawat had met with Sonia Gandhi toenlighten her on current issues in the Punjab Congress, particularly newly appointedPunjab Congress Chief Navjot Sindhu's views and those of his aides.
Rawat after meeting Rahul Gandhi, said, “In Congress,whatever the party’s top leadership decides, that’s the final decision”.
When questioned whether he’ll continue serving as Punjab’sincharge, Rawat replied that he will continue as long as they ask me to.
He further said that he will go to Punjab in a day or twoand would meet CM Captain Amarinder Singh and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
He also said that his today’s meeting with Rahul Gandhiwas a shot one and he just briefed him about whatever the situation is inPunjab and nothing more than this.
Meanwhile, Sidhu targeting the Gandhis on Friday, said,“I cannot be a dummy chief who is not allowed to take decisions”.
Sidhu had stated that if the high command allows him toact according to his own method of “hope and faith”, he will make sure that theCongress party rules Punjab for the coming 20 years. "But if they don'tthen I'll not spare anyone (eent se eent baja dunga)," said Sidhu in anevent in Amritsar.
On Sidhu’s statement of 'lack of freedom in decisionmaking', Rawat stated: “I can't question him based on media speculation... Iwill see the context of the statement. He is the party chief, who other than hecan take decisions?”
He also added that “Congress' stand is very clear that wewill not accept any statement that is against the interests of the nation”.
Sidhu’s statement came as his advisor Malvinder SinghMali stepped down from his role owing to controversial remarks on Kashmir andpersonal attacks against Capt Amarinder.
Meanwhile, after meeting with Rahul Gandhi, Rawat hintedhe would play a major role in the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly elections. “I’llcarry out whatever responsibility the party High Command gives me,” said Rawat.
In his meeting with Sonia Gandhi yesterday, Rawat alsorequested to be relieved from the role of the party’s chief whip in Punjab.Reportedly, Rawat is frustrated by long infighting in Punjab Congress and wantsto focus entirely on Uttarakhand polls.