The official announcement appointing Navjot Singh Sidhu as the Punjab PCC chief came after a day of tensions, with him and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh both trying to drum up support against each other. Bajwa also held a meeting of all the Congress Lok Sabha MPs at his residence, where they resolved to oppose Sidhu’s appointment. Simultaneously, incumbent Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar called a meeting of district Congress presidents and MLAs Monday, saying it would send a signal that they stood with the high command. However, other senior leaders like Amarinder’s Cabinet minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and former Union minister Ashwani Kumar advised partymen to line up behind the high command. Ashwani Kumar advised partymen to “gracefully” accept the decision of the high command to appoint Sidhu in the interest of unity.

Source: Indian Express July 18, 2021 22:18 UTC