‘Ab mujhe thoka jayega,’ Punjab Congress MLA says that his life is beneath menace from CM Amarinder Singh’s political secretary

The Congress vs Congress battle in Punjab, between the Amarinder Singh faction and the Navjot Singh Sidhu faction, has reached a brand new degree with the lifetime of MLAs at stake. Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh has alleged that he was threatened by Capt Sandeep Sandhu, political secretary to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for elevating the sacrilege case.According to Pargat Singh, a detailed aide of Sidhu, he obtained a message from the political secretary of CM Amarinder Singh to be prepared for police motion for elevating voice towards the CM. “Being a former captain of the Indian hockey team, I was shocked on receiving such a threatening message. But if speaking truth on sacrilege and police firing cases was not acceptable to them, let them do whatever they want,’’ the MLA told the media at a press conference.In the last few months, Sidhu has rallied many state leaders against Amarinder Singh, the highly popular CM of the state, and has made remarks against him on several issues, especially for not bringing the guilty to justice in the Bargari Sacrilege case.Now, the leaders on the side of Sidhu are trying to use this to score political points and take on Amarinder Singh. “Pargat S being threatened by advisors of CM for doing his duty to the people & raising his voice is extremely distressing.I stand with him & his democratic right to speak about issues affecting Punjab.This continuous attempt to browbeat INC MLAs for raising their voice must stop,” tweeted Partap Singh Bajwa, Congress Rajya Sabha member from Punjab and former chairman of Pradesh Congress.Pargat S being threatened by advisors of CM for doing his responsibility to the individuals & elevating his voice is extraordinarily distressing.I stand with him & his democratic proper to discuss points affecting Punjab.This steady try and browbeat INC MLAs for elevating their voice should cease.— Partap Singh Bajwa (@Partap_Sbajwa) May 17, 2021On the opposite hand, Amarinder Singh, who is thought for combative politics and doesn’t like dissenters, brazenly challenged Sidhu to contest towards him within the 2022 meeting election from Patiala, his stronghold. “I don’t know where he will go or which party he will join. Akali Dal is upset with him and BJP won’t accept him… so most likely AAP. If he wants to contest against me from Patiala he will meet the same fate as General JJ Singh, who lost his security deposits,” CM Amarinder Singh mentioned in an interview to a non-public channel.Navjot Singh Sidhu has been making an attempt his degree finest to counter the affect of Captain Amarinder inside the Punjab Congress and has bought many senior leaders on his aspect. He lately met Cooperation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa and Technical Education, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Charanjit Channi to plan out the additional pathway to mount strain on the Chief Minister of the state relating to the Bargari sacrilege case and the next police firing instances of Kotkapura and to provoke a clampdown on the alleged drug mafia. MLAs Partap Singh Bajwa’s brother Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa, together with Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon, Balwinder Laddi and Barindermeet Singh Pahra have been additionally mentioned to be current in the course of the assembly.The Congress infighting would possibly result in Sidhu leaving the Congress celebration and becoming a member of a rival celebration with a purpose to problem Captain Amarinder Singh and probably the most viable choice could be the Aam Aadmi Party for the Congress chief as he’s making an attempt to chop the affect of the sitting Chief Minister. And one factor is bound that Sidhu may not go away alone. He will take his aspect of ministers with him giving Congress an enormous blow within the state of Punjab.