Navjot Singh Sidhu takes over as new chairman of Punjab Congress; Rahul Gandhi says ‘the problem has been solved

Navjot Singh Sidhu takes over as new chairman of Punjab Congress; Rahul Gandhi says ‘the problem has been solved

Navjot Singh Sidhu takes over as new chairman of Punjab Congress; Rahul Gandhi says ‘the problem has been solved

Chandigarh : The Congress Bhawan in Sector 15, Chandigarh, was all decked up for Friday’s installation ceremony of Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president with at least three state cabinet ministers and two legislators overseeing the preparations.

Besides Sidhu, Tanda Urmur MLA Sangat Singh Gilzian, Jandiala Guru MLA Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Fathergarh Sahib MLA Kuljeet Singh Nagra and Pawan Goel will take charge as working presidents of the party’s state unit.

Navjot Singh Sidhu takes over as new chairman of Punjab Congress; Rahul Gandhi says ‘the problem has been solved

Navjot Singh Sidhu takes over as new chairman of Punjab Congress; Rahul Gandhi says ‘the problem has been solved

Jails and cooperation minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who was in-charge of the preparations for the event, said an estimated 30,000 people will attend the ceremony. “The Congress’ in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat will be attending the ceremony with all Congress MLA and MPs from the state in attendance,” he added.

Besides, cabinet ministers Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, who have joined the Sidhu camp in the wake of the cricketer-turned-politician’s ongoing tussle with chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh ahead of the state assembly polls, and MLAs Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Nagra were present to check the preparations.