Amarinder Singh Meets Sonia, Seeks Leadership Change In Punjab
IANS, 09 Jan, 2015 02:29 PM
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Friday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and is understood to have sought a change ofleadership in party's state unit.
Sources said Singh, who is deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, met Gandhi at her residence and conveyed his views about the working of party's Punjab unit.
Singh told her that the party will not be able to win the next assembly elections in Punjab under present state chief Partap Singh Bajwa, said the sources, adding he told Gandhi that Bajwa has not been able to infuse vigour in the party against the Akali Dal-BJP coalition government.
The sources said that Congress smells a good chance in Punjab due to apparent anti-incumbency against the government. The two parties in ruling alliance also have had differences on some issues including release of Khalistani terrorists and supporters languishing in prisons despite completing their sentences.
Assembly elections in Punjab are slated to be held in 2017.
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