A gaggle of Congress leaders in a joint assertion got here down closely on celebration chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and referred to as him “gunpowder”, eager to “blast” the celebration.
An announcement signed by 4 Punjab Congress leaders together with Lakhvir Singh Lakha, Davinder Singh Ghubaya, Khushbaz Singh Jatana, and Amit Vij, learn, “Navjot Singh Sidhu is a gunpowder that can blast the party. We lost the 2022 assembly elections due to Sidhu’s incapability and self-centred goals. The time has come that he is shown a door.”
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, whereas addressing a public gathering on Thursday, launched a veiled assault in opposition to Sidhu referring to him as a celebration chief who does not imagine in a celebration line.
Notably, sources near Congress stated that Navjot Singh Sidhu and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring have filed complaints in opposition to one another. The complaints have been despatched Congress Nationwide President Malikarjun Kharge.
Earlier, Chief of the Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa had slammed Navjot Singh Sidhu for holding parallel public rallies, asking him to retrospect.
“I appeal to Sidhu Sahab to act with maturity. You should understand if this society has given you respect and honor. Please don’t do this. The party fell from 78 to 18 seats during your presidency. What else do you want. Be quiet and move with the party cadre,” Pratap Singh Bajwa stated.
The disagreement between the 2 rival Congress factions began after Navjot Singh Sidhu, in an try to claim himself, began holding parallel conferences and rallies.
Sidhu opposed the choice taken by the Punjab Congress leaders to go solo within the Lok Sabha elections by not forging any alliance with AAP.
After Sidhu favoured the INDIA bloc, Punjab Congress Chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring stated, “Some leaders don’t believe in the party’s code of conduct and are hell-bent on weakening the party. This will not benefit anybody. I want to appeal to the Congress leadership to keep in mind the feelings of the people before making any decision on seat sharing.”
In the meantime, leaders of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s faction, together with 5 former MLAs, have accused the rival faction chief of ignoring them.
“We are not invited to any party event. The party workers were feeling ignored. We were discouraged when Navjot Sidhu addressed a rally to question the functioning of the present government,” an announcement issued by the Sidhu faction stated.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) whereas reacting to the factionalism in Congress stated that there was a management disaster within the state.
“There is a leadership crisis in the Punjab Congress. Congress leaders are not ready to follow their high command which says they are in alliance with AAP. The factionalism will become bigger as the country nears the elections,” Common Secretary SAD, Dr Daljit Singh Cheema stated.