{"id":182630,"date":"2021-09-30T19:32:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=182630"},"modified":"2021-10-01T12:02:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T06:32:27","slug":"sidhu-charanjit-channi-pcc-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/sidhu-charanjit-channi-pcc-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Punjab CM Charanjit Channi, to continue as PCC chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will remain the Punjab Congress Committee chief, the Congress announced as his aide had already hinted in the morning that cricketer-turned-politician will stay Punjab Congress chief and lead the Congress in next year&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement comes after the high-stakes meeting between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday at the Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh two days after Sidhu\u2019s resignation from PCC chief. The meeting was signaling to end the ongoing turmoil in Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources told that most of Sidhu\u2019s demands have been accepted, and officially it will be announced at a Cabinet meeting on October 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chief Minister has invited me for talks \u2026 will reciprocate by reaching Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh at 3:00 PM today, he is welcome for any discussions !<\/p>&mdash; Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sherryontopp\/status\/1443458307901952003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 3 pm Sidhu had tweeted that the Chief Minister has invited him for talks. He will reciprocate by reaching Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh at 3:00 PM today and is welcome for any discussions, Sidhu tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DGP IPS Sahota was head of SIT investigating Beadbi case under Badal Govt, he wrongfully indicted two Sikh youth for sacrilege &amp; gave clean chit to Badals. In 2018, I along with INC Ministers, then PCC Pres &amp; present Home Minister assured them of our support in fight for Justice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yX3TT17fCv\">https:\/\/t.co\/yX3TT17fCv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aQpJ9xq0KQ\">pic.twitter.com\/aQpJ9xq0KQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sherryontopp\/status\/1443512819551555588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Enough is enough. Put an end to attempts to undermine the authority of CM time and again. Aspersions being cast on selection of AG &amp; DGP is actually questioning the integrity\/competence of CM and Home Minister to deliver results. It\u2019s time to put the foot down and clear the air.<\/p>&mdash; Sunil Jakhar(Modi Ka Parivar) (@sunilkjakhar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunilkjakhar\/status\/1443476997213020160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Right before this meeting, Sidhu slammed the state\u2019s new DGP, saying that he had wrongly indicted two Sikh youths in a desecration case and gave a clean chit to the Badals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To meet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHARANJITCHANNI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CHARANJITCHANNI<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sherryontopp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sherryontopp<\/a> reaches Punjab Bhawan. His aide Pargat Singh and Central observer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Barmer_Harish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Barmer_Harish<\/a> also present in the meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iepunjab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iepunjab<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kanchan Vasdev (@kanchan99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanchan99\/status\/1443518093167185921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidhu, who had been appointed as the Punjab Congress chief in July, quit from his post on Tuesday saying he could never compromise on Punjab&#8217;s future and the agenda for the welfare of Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Punjab Congress is in turmoil after Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from their respective posts ahead of the next year&#8217;s Assembly elections in the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/punjab-turmoil-amarinder-singh-ajit-doval\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/punjab-turmoil-amarinder-singh-ajit-doval\/\"> Amid Punjab turmoil, Amarinder Singh meets NSA Ajit Doval after his meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidhu was upset with the key appointments made by the newly picked Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi, who replaced Sidhu&#8217;s rival Amarinder Singh less than two weeks ago. Earlier on Wednesday, Channi spoke to Sidhu on the phone and indicated that he could reconsider some of the appointments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Thursday laid rumours to rest confirmed that he will not be joining BJP, but will be leaving the Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other India News, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/iaf-officer-rape-two-finger-test-coimbatore\/\">The Indian Air Force officer, who was allegedly raped by her colleague at the college campus, had to relive the trauma again <\/a>as she was subjected to the two-finger test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Congress Crisis: \u092a\u093f\u091b\u0932\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0908 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0940 Congress\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vwgDEg9aDc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will remain the Punjab Congress Committee chief, the Congress announced as his aide had already hinted in the morning that cricketer-turned-politician will stay Punjab Congress chief and lead the Congress in next year&#8217;s election. 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