: Amarinder Singh says he will fight ‘tooth and nail’ to stop Navjot Sidhu becoming Punjab CM #IndiaNEWS Congress leader Amarinder Singh, who stepped down as Punjab chief minister last week, on Wednesday

Amarinder Singh says he will fight ‘tooth and nail’ to stop Navjot Sidhu becoming Punjab CM #IndiaNEWS
Congress leader Amarinder Singh, who stepped down as Punjab chief minister last week, on Wednesday threatened to field a strong candidate against Navjot Singh Sidhu in the state Assembly elections next year, reported PTI.Singh quit the chief minister’s post after a long-running tussle with Sidhu, who is the Congress’ Punjab unit president. On Wednesday, Singh said that he had offered to quit three weeks before he eventually resigned, but Congress President Sonia Gandhi had asked him to continue. “I was ready to leave after victory but never after a loss,??? said Singh. “If she [Sonia Gandhi] had just called me and asked me to step down, I would have.???Singh added that he was ready to let someone else take over as Punjab chief minister after leading the party to another win in the Assembly elections next year. “But that did not happen, so I will fight,??? he asserted.The turf war between Singh and Sidhu goes back to June 2019, when the latter was a minister in the state government.At the time, Singh had divested Sidhu of the key portfolios of local government, tourism and cultural affairs and allotted him power and new and renewable energy sources instead. Subsequently, Sidhu submitted his resignation as Cabinet minister on July 15, 2019.Sidhu has consistently accused Singh...Read more

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