Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has returned as the Congress’s Punjab unit president, has written a letter to Sonia Gandhi, stating that “the Punjab government should cater to the priority sectors” as it is called the “resurrection and redemption” of the state. “Last Chance”.
“After many deliberations and consultations with party workers across Punjab and with a deep understanding of public sentiments over 17 years of public life, I express with great pain in my heart that this is the time for revival and redemption. This is Punjab’s last chance. The issues of the heart of Punjab, which you understood very well and were indicated by the 18 point agenda given to the previous Chief Minister, are equally relevant today. I stood for each point in that agenda through the responsibility vested in me of the organization, to be the custodian of the rights of Punjab, while keeping the executive under control,” he wrote.
The October 15 letter, which Sidhu shared on Twitter on Sunday, was written a day after he met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal and withdrew his resignation as Punjab Congress president, stating that “Everything has been sorted out”.
Justice in sacrilege cases, Punjab’s drug menace, agriculture issues, employment opportunities, sand mining and the welfare of backward classes were among the 13 issues he highlighted in his letter as he spoke of the “Punjab model of development”. fought for.
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Sidhu asked Sonia Gandhi to look into the issues and direct the state government to “act immediately in the best interest of the people of Punjab”. He also sought a personal audience with Gandhi to project the Punjab model to be a part of the Congress manifesto of 2022.
During a meeting with Venugopal and Rawat on Friday, Sidhu expressed concern over the 18-point agenda raised by the Captain Amarinder Singh-led government, pending action. These include action against those involved in sacrilege and drug mafia. After a long hiatus in the state Congress unit, Amarinder Singh resigned in September and Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as the new leader.
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However, Sidhu, who was appointed PPCC chief on July 19, resigned in September, minutes after the allocation of portfolios to ministers in the new government led by Channi.
According to Congress insiders, Sidhu was “angry and upset” over his suggestions being ignored in the appointment of some top officials.
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