Amid Punjab Congress rift, CLP to meet today

Sparks are expected to fly at a meeting of the Congress legislative party in Punjab today at 5 pm in response to MLAs opposed to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asking for a discussion on issues within the party.

"The AICC has received a representation from a large number of MLAs from the Congress party, requesting to immediately convene a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party of Punjab. Accordingly, a meeting of the CLP has been convened at 5 pm on 18th September at Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee office.

"AICC directs the PPCC to facilitate this meeting. All Congress MLAs of Punjab are requested to kindly attend this meeting," tweeted Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat.


Navjot Singh Sidhu also tweeted the same information about the hurriedly called meet and the central body is likely to send observers.

The MLAs have demanded that two neutral observers be sent from Delhi to narrate their grievances. The prime movers this time are Pargat Singh and Tript Singh Bajwa, both are close to party state chief Sidhu.

Rawat met Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday and sources said he has been asked to settle the raging tussle within the party as MLAs have once again started raising voices that amounted to calling the meeting.

Last month, four ministers and around two dozen party legislators had raised complaints against the Punjab Chief Minister and said that they had no faith in his ability to honour poll promises.