PUNJAB CHIEF Minister Amarinder Singh and newly appointed state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu made their first joint public appearance Friday, but barely managed to conceal their hostility towards each other. Sidhu greeted senior leaders by touching their feet or shaking hands with them, but ignored Amarinder, who sat nearby. In his speech, Amarinder mentioned Sidhu several times, even crediting the latter’s father for initiating him into politics, and asserted that they would work together. But when it was his turn to speak, Sidhu barely mentioned the CM, while starting his address by acknowledging the “honourable manch”, avoiding mentioning anyone by name. In Delhi, asked about the Punjab Congress crisis, Rahul Gandhi said it was over.

Source: Indian Express July 23, 2021 20:48 UTC