The meeting seems crucial as Amarinder Singh said he had stepped down as he felt 'humiliated'
Charanjit Singh Channi said the oath-taking ceremony for the new ministers will take place at 4:30 pm on Sunday
Congress veteran Amarinder Singh on Thursday referred to his "humiliation" by the party and asked if he is treated like this, what would be the fate of common workers. Amarinder Singh was reacting to remarks by Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, who said in Delhi on Thursday that there was no room for anger in the party. Shrinate said this referring to Amarinder Singh's remarks against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, whom he had called "inexperienced" on Wednesday, days after he resigned as the Punjab CM following a power tussle with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Reacting to the spokesperson's comment, the former CM said, "Yes, there's no space for anger in politics. But is there space for humiliation & insult in a grand old party like @INCIndia?" "If a senior party leader like me can be treated like this, I wonder what the workers must go through! :capt_amarinder," according to a tweet by Amarinder Singh's media adviser Raveen Thukral. After
Amarinder Singh had resigned as the Punjab CM recently amid infighting in the state Congress
Asserting that he will only leave politics on a high, the former Punjab CM said, 'I was ready to leave after a victory but never after a loss'
Channi takes charge as CM; Randhawa, Saini sworn in as his deputies
Congress MLA Charanjit Singh Channi is slated to take oath as Punjab's 16th Chief Minister on Monday at 11 am.
After Amarinder's exit, the party's prospects in Punjab under Sidhu's leadership is uncertain
Shiv Sena is running a coalition government with Congress in Maharashtra
Singh resigned as chief minister of Punjab on Saturday
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday expressed hope that senior Congress leader captain Amarinder Singh would take no step which may harm the party
Sources have indicated that there is a possibility of appointing two Deputy Chief Ministers along with the Chief Minister.
Working president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Pawan Goel said that Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi would take the decision on the next Chief Minister of state on Sunday.However, he refused to comment on the prospective candidate for the post of Punjab CM.Speaking to media persons, Goel said: "A meeting of MLAs was held with Harish Rawat and Ajay Maken yesterday. The MLAs have sent their opinions to Sonia Gandhi.""A resolution was passed that Congress chief's decision will be final on this matter. Today you will get to know her decision," the Congress leader said.CLP, earlier on Saturday, unanimously passed a resolution to give Congress chief Sonia Gandhi power to nominate the new Chief Minister of Punjab after Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down.The second resolution passed by the CLP praised Amarinder Singh.Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down from his post on Saturday ahead of the meeting of party legislators in the faction-ridden state ...
The meeting ended post midnight on Sunday.
'Sidhu has a connection with Pakistan. It will be a threat to national security,' says Amarinder after resigning as Punjab CM
A total of 78 out of the 80 MLAs, barring Amarinder Singh and another member, authorised Sonia Gandhi to pick the new CLP leader,
Singh met the Punjab governor at around 4.30 pm on Saturday and resigned from the CM post
Amarinder Singh said he has been humiliated not once, or twice but thrice, which turned out to be a breaking point for him and the team led by Rahul Gandhi
Amarinder Singh was the leader who put the party back in the saddle in Punjab after an intensely fought poll battle that decimated the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
Sources said the decision was taken at a meeting of legislators close to him at his official residence in Chandigarh a little after 2 pm on Saturday