New Delhi: Lokesh Sharma, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, has reportedly resigned from the put up on Saturday. The improvement has come hours after a heated controversy erupted over his tweet on the dealing with of the power-sharing tussle in Punjab.
In a Hindi tweet, the officer wrote “The strong is being forced, the insignificant is being strengthened, when the fence is eating the crops, who can save such a field!”Â
His tweet has been interpreted as a criticism of the Congress central management, which compelled a change within the management in Punjab.
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On Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the highest put up, simply months forward of the a lot essential Punjab Assembly Elections scheduled to be held in early 2022. Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit on the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.
Soon after submitting his resignation, Singh spoke to media outdoors Raj Bhavan the place he stated that he had spoken to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi earlier within the day and advised her about his choice to resign as Punjab CM.
“This has happened for the third time in two months. They called MLAs to Delhi twice and now this CLP meet. I feel humiliated and thus I have decided to leave the CM post. They (party high-command) can appoint anyone they have confidence in,” Singh stated whereas chatting with reporters.
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Former Punjab President Sunil Jakhar is claimed to be the frontrunner for the put up of Chief Minister, sources advised information company IANS because the occasion needs to mission non Sikh face forward of polls to counter Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is gaining floor within the state.
