Congress names Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as its new Punjab chief, Pratap Singh Bajwa is CLP chief

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday appointed Amarinder Singh Brar (Raja Warring) because the celebration’s new Punjab chief rather than Navjot Singh Sidhu, and former Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa as the brand new legislature celebration chief.

Sidhu was requested to tender his resignation after the celebration’s debacle within the latest elections in Punjab.

While Warring, who was the Transport minister within the final Congress authorities, received the latest meeting elections from the Gidderbaha constituency, Bajwa was elected as an MLA from the Qadian meeting constituency.

The appointments bear the stamp of Rahul Gandhi who had named Raja Warring as Indian Youth Congress president and Pratap Singh Bajwa as Punjab Congress chief a couple of years in the past.

Warring inherits the troublesome activity of uniting numerous factions of the Congress in Punjab.

Sonia Gandhi has additionally appointed former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu because the Working President of Punjab Congress and SC chief Raj Kumar Chabbewal as deputy CLP chief within the state meeting.

“The Congress President has appointed Amarinder Singh Brar (Raja Warring) as President and Bharat Bhushan Ashu as Working President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee,” the celebration stated in an announcement.

“The Congress president has appointed Pratap Singh Bajwa as Leader and Raj Kumar Chabbewal as deputy Leader of Punjab Congress Legislature Party in Punjab,” the assertion added.

Following the celebration’s drubbing within the 5 states that went to polls not too long ago, Sonia Gandhi had requested these state Congress chiefs to resign.

She had additionally revamped the Manipur and Goa items.