Close X
Saturday, November 23, 2024
ADVT 
India

Amarinder meets Sonia, says will accept any decision

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Jul, 2021 01:58 PM
  • Amarinder meets Sonia, says will accept any decision

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday met interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi amid escalated tension in the state unit.

After the meeting which lasted an hour, Amarinder Singh said: "Whatever we discuss in such meeting with the Congress President is confidential. We can't say it in public and it is not for public consumption."

"But we have discussed about the developmental issues of the state, including politics... I will accept whatever decisions will be taken by the party high command."

He, however, declined to comment on disgruntled Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Ahead of the Sonia Gandhi-Amarinder Singh meet, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi had met Sonia Gandhi.

The Congress has constituted a committee under Malliakarjun Kharge to resolve the issue pertaining to the state and it had submitted its report.

Kharge was also present at the meeting, which comes against the backdrop of the suggestions made by the Congress high command to the Punjab government and changes in the state unit of the party, days after Sidhu met Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

After these meetings, there was speculation that Priyanka Gandhi has suggested Sidhu's name as the Punjab Congress chief. However, Amarinder Singh and some of the other faction leaders in the party were not accepting this formula.

Sources said that Punjab leaders may accept Sidhu as the Working President, but not as the full-fledged state unit chief as the Chief Minister is keen on having a non-Sikh face in the role.

MORE India ARTICLES

Why is India where it is today

Why is India where it is today
Heart-breaking stories have now become common in India, as the second wave of coronavirus is wreaking havoc.

Why is India where it is today

Delhi has 944 cases of black fungus, facing shortage of drugs: Kejriwal

Delhi has 944 cases of black fungus, facing shortage of drugs: Kejriwal
Giving information about the cases of black fungus, Kejriwal said nearly 944 cases of black fungus have been reported in Delhi, of these nearly 300 patients are being treated in various Central government-run hospitals here.

Delhi has 944 cases of black fungus, facing shortage of drugs: Kejriwal

Cong panel on Punjab meets MLAs to find common ground for truce

Cong panel on Punjab meets MLAs to find common ground for truce
In the Monday meet Congress state president Sunil Jakhar met the committee constituted by party president Sonia Gandhi comprising of Mallikarjun Kharge, JP Aggarwal and General Secretary In charge of the state Harish Rawat.

Cong panel on Punjab meets MLAs to find common ground for truce

CUDDLES FOUNDATION: Providing Nutrition to Kids in Need

CUDDLES FOUNDATION: Providing Nutrition to Kids in Need
Located primarily in Pune, Raipur, and Mumbai - Cuddles Nutrition Centers are active in 33 hospitals across India including TATA Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, AIIMS in Delhi, amongst others.

CUDDLES FOUNDATION: Providing Nutrition to Kids in Need

2nd encounter erupts in Kashmir in less than 12 hours (Ld)

2nd encounter erupts in Kashmir in less than 12 hours (Ld)
The firefight at Sopore was the second encounter that erupted in Kashmir in less than 12 hours after an exchange of fire between between terrorists and security forces at Ganapora area of Shopian district in south Kashmir earlier on Friday.

2nd encounter erupts in Kashmir in less than 12 hours (Ld)

Two held for cheating 50 Covid patients on pretext of O2 cylinders

Two held for cheating 50 Covid patients on pretext of O2 cylinders
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shahdara, R. Sathiyasundaram said that Vivek Vihar police station personnel arrested the two fraudsters -- Ritik Kumar Singh, of Bihar's Ara district and Sandeep Panday, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur -- who used to make promises to provide oxygen cylinder at doorsteps, received money through digital transactions, and then, disappeared.

Two held for cheating 50 Covid patients on pretext of O2 cylinders