With lower than a yr to go for the meeting elections, the Punjab Congress is caught in an inside battle. Senior chief Rahul Gandhi had a closed-door assembly with Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu, who’ve had their justifiable share of variations in public. After the assembly, it appeared all was nicely, a minimum of for a while. But the truce didn’t final lengthy. Knives are out once more, and the Cabinet reshuffle to accommodate Sidhu has but to happen.
For his half, Sidhu is lacking no likelihood to take a pot shot on the CM. The fundamental subject that he has taken up is the emotive one of many Kotkapura firing. Sidhu has shared a 2016 video of the CM promising to ship the Badals to jail for the incident, at the same time as he alleged that Amarinder was now shielding the Badals. “Big boast, small roast”, his tweet stated. Sidhu has additionally accused the CM, who additionally holds the house ministry, of being answerable for a shoddy and gradual probe.
But the issue for the CM doesn’t finish right here. Around 20 Punjab MLAs, who’re believed to have been miffed with Amarinder, have approached the excessive command. The outcome was the organising of a three-member committee comprising Mallikarjun Kharge, JP Agarwal and state-in-charge Harish Rawat. The committee can be assembly the disgruntled MLAs. What is believed to have upset the CM is the truth that he was not knowledgeable in regards to the formation of this committee.
The Congress management’s dealing with of the disaster in Punjab epitomises the malaise and decay throughout the social gathering. There is not any second rung of management in Punjab. The Congress is nicely conscious that the CM has no love misplaced for Sidhu, who’s believed to have the help of the Gandhis. Months forward of the state polls, the committee may ship out a message that Amarinder is on his personal. In the final state polls too, Amarinder needed to construct stress on the highest management to declare him the CM face.
Now, the composition of the disaster administration committee is proof sufficient that the Congress high management faces one other powerful job in dealing with the scenario. Mallikarjun Kharge, as Maharashtra in-charge, was unable to handle a revolt throughout the state Congress. Both JP Agarwal and Harish Rawat might not have ears to the bottom within the complicated Punjab politics.
Veteran journalist Pankaj Vohra stated: “The Congress high command is weighing its options and has constituted a committee. It is not impressed with the Captain’s (Amarinder Singh’s) style of functioning and wants to foist its nominee as the PCC chief.”
But this might show to be a dampener so far as polls within the state are involved. Despite controversies there is no such thing as a native chief within the state who may presumably rival the recognition of Amarinder.
The Congress is now acrimonious on the difficulty of Covid-19 with each Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi taking over the federal government and the Prime Minister over what they name mismanagement in dealing with the pandemic. But it’s not clear whether or not it will assist bolster demoralised social gathering staff. In state after state, the Congress organisation is in a shambles. The Congress is unable to duplicate the fireplace it reveals on the social media house in the true battlefield.
Not too distant from Punjab is Rajasthan, the place it’s virtually a yr because the revolt of Sachin Pilot and his group. The promised Cabinet reshuffle has but to happen there too. MLAs near Pilot have begun to be stressed, and one has already resigned from the Assembly.
Pankaj Vohra stated: “Yes. The party has lost the fire in the belly. The objective needs to be set. The right people for the right job need to be identified.”
That hasn’t occurred but. The Congress is an ageing social gathering; it has to go for a full picture makeover. Many younger persons are ready within the wings to occupy centre stage.
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