- Punjab CM Captain resigns
- There has been speculation of a resignation since this morning
- The dispute between Sidhu and the captain had been going on for several months
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has finally resigned after a major upheaval in Punjab politics this morning.
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| Punjab: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from his post, saying he was "feeling humiliated". |
He has announced his resignation after meeting the governor this evening. It may be noted that now a meeting of Congress MLAs will elect a new Chief Minister in which Jakhar's name is running. It may be mentioned that Khatrag has been running in the Punjab Congress for a long time. The factionalism in particular was due to the ongoing feud between Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu.
No talks with anyone, just submitted my resignation to Governor today...: Congress leader and former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on his future plans or whether he is in talks with BJP pic.twitter.com/OfiidPoO5s
— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2021
The resignation of the whole cabinet
It is noteworthy that today the captain as well as the entire cabinet has resigned. He tweeted that he and his cabinet had resigned today. Now a big problem is expected to arise for the Congress.
Who is Sunil Jakhar?
Sunil Jakhar is a former president of the Punjab Congress. There is a rift between state president Navjot Singh Sidhu and Jakhar. Navjot Singh considers Sidhu Jakhar as his elder brother and he was seen hugging in public on many occasions. They greet each other very happily whenever they meet.
Amarinder threatens to quit Congress
Amarinder Singh was annoyed by convening the assembly party meeting in this manner. He telephoned Congress president Sonia Gandhi to express his displeasure and said it would be an insult to him if he was removed from the post.
Amarinder Singh had no information
AICC general secretary and in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat announced the convening of the meeting on Friday night. It was assumed that the views of all the MLAs would be heard at the meeting. The Congress High Command finally convened a meeting of MLAs at Punjab Congress Bhavan in Chandigarh at 5 pm today after a letter from 40 MLAs disappointed with the Captain's performance. However, Amarinder Singh was not given any information about the MLA meeting earlier.
Captain Amarinder Singh's political journey
- Captain Amarinder comes from the royal family of Patiala
- He has also been an MP from Amritsar
- Captain Amarinder's wife Parneet Kaur is also active in politics
- He was India's Minister of State for External Affairs in Manmohan Singh's government
- In 1980, he became a Member of the Lok Sabha
- He resigned following the Congress government's Operation Blue Star
- In 1992, they formed the Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthik)
- His own defeated party was dissolved in Congress in 1998
- He was the President of Punjab Pradesh Congress from 1999 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2013
- He was also the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007
- In 2014, he defeated Arun Jaitley from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat by one lakh votes
- In 2015, he was made the President of Punjab Congress
- In 2017, the Congress won the elections with a majority and Captain Amarinder became the CM
- He resigned from the Lok Sabha in 2016
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