10 Punjab MLAs subject assertion in assist of Amarinder Singh

Ahead of a possible revamp of the Congress unit in Punjab, 10 MLAs on Sunday issued a joint assertion in assist of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and urged the social gathering excessive command to not let him down.
Seven Congress legislators and three AAP MLAs who lately converted to the ruling social gathering additionally stated Navjot Singh Sidhu was a celeb and was little question an asset to the social gathering however condemning and criticising his personal social gathering and authorities in public has solely created a “rift in the cadres and weakened it.”

Singh and Sidhu have been at loggerheads over numerous points. The assertion got here amid reviews that Navjot Singh Sidhu is prone to be appointed because the state Congress chief.
The joint assertion was issued by Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira on behalf of the ten legislators.
Among the seven Congress legislators are Kuldeep Singh Vaid, Fatehjang Bajwa and Harminder Singh Gill.
Besides Khaira, two insurgent AAP legislators who issued the assertion are Jagdev Singh Kamalu and Pirmal Singh Khalsa. Three of them had converted to the Congress within the month of June.

In the assertion, the legislators urged the social gathering excessive command to not “let down” Amarinder Singh, saying due to his unrelenting efforts, the social gathering stands properly entrenched in Punjab.

They stated there was little question that the appointment of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief was the prerogative of the social gathering excessive command however on the similar time “washing dirty linen” in public has solely decreased the social gathering graph over the last couple of months.
They stated that Singh commanded immense respect throughout completely different sections of the society within the state, significantly the farmers for whom he even endangered his chair as CM whereas passing the 2004 Termination of Waters Agreement Act.
Singh stood as a tall chief amongst the Sikhs due to his principled stand throughout testing instances, they stated within the assertion.

They stated Singh needed to additionally face “extreme vendetta politics” by the hands of the Badal household, for submitting corruption and disproportionate property circumstances towards them in his first tenure as chief minister.
The MLAs stated since merely six months had been left for the elections, pulling the social gathering into the completely different instructions will solely “harm” its prospects within the 2022 polls.
They additionally supported the choice of Singh to not meet Sidhu till he publicly tenders an apology for his “derogatory” tweets towards him.
They stated Sidhu ought to tender a public apology, in order that the social gathering and authorities can operate in tandem.
They stated they hoped the social gathering excessive command would take cognizance of their recommendations and would positively take note the standing, contribution and background of Amarinder Singh whereas making very important choices for the social gathering.