The continuing friction between two factions of the Punjab Congress got here to the fore on Saturday in the course of the annual political convention at Isru village, with former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and senior chief Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa sharing the stage, whereas Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring remained absent.
The occasion witnessed slogans of “Channi-Channi” in help of the previous Chief Minister. Channi remained the centre of attraction on the convention, whereas Warring’s absence highlighted the persevering with factionalism and energy tussle inside the Punjab Congress.
Warring’s {photograph} was additionally “lacking” from the promotional flex boards and posters put up for the annual political convention.
Addressing the gathering, Channi mentioned the Congress was making ready for the 2027 Punjab Meeting elections and would assist senior get together chief Rahul Gandhi to type the subsequent authorities on the Centre.
“The Congress is in our blood; we don’t want a certificates from anybody. We are going to lay the inspiration for a Rahul Gandhi-led authorities on the Centre by profitable Punjab in 2027,” he mentioned.
Randhawa’s remarks have been seen as a direct response to Warring’s current assertion that the Congress wouldn’t give two tickets to members of the identical household. Randhawa mentioned not simply two, however even 4 members of a household might be given get together tickets in the event that they have been able to profitable elections.
Channi mentioned the Punjab Authorities ought to take an early choice on the discharge of Bandi Singhs who had accomplished their sentences, as an alternative of politicising the difficulty.
He criticised the state authorities on a number of fronts, together with the law-and-order and drug points.
Efforts by Punjab Congress in-charge Bhupesh Baghel to bridge the variations inside the get together seem to have did not yield outcomes. Throughout Baghel’s go to to Khanna final week, a piece of get together employees raised slogans in help of Channi. Makes an attempt have been made to restrain them, following which the group walked out of the assembly. Warring had accompanied Baghel in the course of the go to.
The developments underline that the variations between the 2 factions proceed to persist regardless of efforts by the get together management to take care of unity forward of the 2027 Meeting elections.
