Rift in Punjab Congress widens as Randhawa says Sidhu is upset with him

As the polling season comes forward, a rift in Punjab Congress appears to be rising. Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa stated in a press convention on Monday that Navjot Singh Sidhu is upset with him ever since he grew to become the chief minister of Punjab.
“Sidhu has some problem. I share old relations with his family. But he has been upset with me ever since I became the home minister. If Sidhu wants the home ministry, then I will put it at his feet in a minute,” Randhawa was quoted as saying by information company ANI.
The ambiguity over Congress’s CM face in Punjab and the distribution of tickets have added to the continued inner chasm throughout the Punjab Congress. The deputy CMs assertion comes amid rising discontent over Sidhu interfering anyplace and in every single place and affecting the choice making to his benefit.
Cabinet ministers go public over Sidhu’s interference
Targeting Navjot Singh Sidhu, cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh spoke to Times of India saying “It has been a tradition with the Congress to announce the CM face at the end and the party leadership knows whom to project. It will do at an appropriate time and not at someone’s behest. Sidhu cannot demand that he be made the CM face.”
Commenting on Sidhu’s “Punjab Model”, cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu stated, “It has always been Congress Model and Congress ideology If someone has an individual opinion, he should discuss it on the party platform. We are soldiers of the party first. Sidhu will have to learn the culture of the Congress party. When it is collective leadership, then the decision on party candidates should also be collective.”
Punjab Advocate General accuses Sidhu of obstructing authorities functioning
APS Deol, the Advocate General of Punjab, had beforehand accused Navjot Singh Sidhu of making an attempt to hinder the functioning of the state authorities and the workplace of the Advocate General. He stated in a press release, “His repeated utterances seek to derail the earnest efforts of the state government to ensure justice in the Drugs matter and the Sacrilege cases. Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu is spreading misinformation to gain political advantage over his political colleagues.”
Punjab has been in a state of chaos ever since Sidhu was made the chief of the Punjab Congress. Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as Chief Minister alleging that he had been humiliated by the occasion and dubbed Navjot Singh Sidhu as a nationwide safety risk. Later, Amarinder Singh floated his personal political occasion for the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls.