Congress infighting: Amarinder Singh okay with Dalit deputy CM but puts ‘circumstances’
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has mentioned {that a} Dalit ought to be made the deputy CM, including that he’s in favour of making 2-3 posts of the deputy CM, sources mentioned.
Appearing earlier than a three-member Congress panel on Friday in Delhi, Singh mentioned {that a} deputy CM is seen as a successor of the Chief Minister and he would not need any chief to be projected as his successor, sources instructed India TV. This is the explanation why Singh desires multiple deputy Chief Minister within the state, sources mentioned.
Earlier at present, Singh met the panel arrange by the Congress excessive command to resolve infighting within the get together’s state unit and apprised it of efforts to unite the get together, in addition to preparedness for the upcoming meeting polls. He met the panel headed by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on the get together headquarters at Akbar Road right here. AICC secretary basic in cost for Punjab Harish Rawat and former MP J P Aggarwal are members of the panel.
Sources mentioned that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal too joined the assembly nearly.
Singh and his former cupboard colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu have been engaged in a bitter confrontation. Sidhu has publicly attacked the chief minister over an SIT report on the sacrilege situation in Punjab.
The Congress panel has already met Sidhu, get together MPs, MLAs and former PCC chiefs moreover a bunch of different leaders within the final 4 days.
The panel, arrange by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is more likely to current its report back to her by the weekend or early subsequent week. A change within the Punjab cupboard and the get together is imminent forward of subsequent yr’s meeting elections, sources mentioned.
As a part of reconciliation efforts, sources mentioned that Sidhu could also be included within the Punjab cupboard as soon as once more and elevated as deputy CM.
The management can also be working to switch Sunil Jhakar because the state Congress chief, a submit which Sidhu has been eyeing for lengthy. Jakhar has accomplished his tenure but has been requested to proceed because the state unit chief by the Congress excessive command.
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