Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that the Congress has damaged its interests in the state by not trusting him...
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that the Congress has damaged its interests in the state by not trusting him and handing over the responsibility of the party to “unstable” Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Singh made the remarks two days after announcing that he will soon launch his own party and was hopeful about reaching a seat arrangement with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Punjab Assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place early next year. Singh had resigned as the chief minister in September.
After the announcement, Congress leader Harish Rawat had said that Singh seemed to have “killed the secular Amarinder within himself”, ANI reported.
Responding to Rawat on Thursday, Singh said: “Stop talking about secularism Harish Rawat ji. Don’t forget Congress took in Navjot Singh Sidhu after he was with BJP for 14 years.”
‘Stop talking about secularism @harishrawatcmuk ji. Don’t forget @INCIndia took in @sherryontopp after he was with @BJP4India for 14 years. And where did Nana Patole and Revnath Reddy come from if not RSS? And Pargat Singh was with @Akali_Dal_ for 4 years!’: @capt_amarinder 1/4 pic.twitter.com/h3f8ce4F6V
— Raveen Thukral (@RT_Media_Capt) October 21, 2021
The former Punjab chief minister pointed out that the Congress was in an alliance with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
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