Justifying his decision on his resignation in less than six months of the state going to polls, Amarinder Singh said, in the past two months the high command summoned the legislators thrice. He said, “I had decided in the morning. I had spoken to the Congress President in the morning.”
It is expected that the party’s high command is learnt to have conveyed to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to resign to enable the election of a new incumbent. According to some senior party leaders, the high command had categorically asked Amarinder Singh to step down.
Almost 10 minutes later state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu directed all the MLAs to be present at the CLP meeting.
The announcement by Rawat was seen as an indication from the high command to appoint the new incumbent under whose helm the party will go to Assembly polls, slated in March 2022.
Responding to the political developments, former state President Sunil Jakhar tweeted: “Kudos to Rahul Gandhi for adopting Alexandrian solution to this Punjabi version of Gordian knot.
“Surprisingly, this bold leadership decision to resolve Punjab Congress imbroglio has not only enthralled Congress workers but has sent shudders down the spines of Akalis.”
The decision to call the CLP comes in the wake of the fresh letter signed by a majority of legislators who expressed dissatisfaction with Amarinder Singh and demanding his removal from the Chief Minister’s post.
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