In his resignation letter, Amarinder said Sonia Gandhi never understood him despite knowing him on a 'personal level' and called Navjot Sidhu 'an acolyte of the Pakistani deep state'.
Singh said after much thought his decision to leave the party is final and that he wanted to build 'a strong collective force in the interest of Punjab', with his own party.
The former Punjab CM had last week said that he was hopeful of seat adjustment with the BJP provided the ongoing farmers' protests against farm laws was resolved in their interest.
Alam said she is still a 'good friend' of Captain Amarinder Singh and slammed Punjab Deputy CM S.S. Randhawa's 'ISI link' allegations as 'outrageous & utterly disappointing'.
The accusation by Navjot Sidhu's wife came a day after Punjab govt ordered a probe against Amarinder Singh's close friend, Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam, for possible ISI links.
Sidhu's remark came two days after the ex-Punjab CM said he would launch his own political party and was hopeful of alliance with the BJP if farmers' issue was resolved.
Amarinder Singh announced Tuesday that he will quit Congress and launch party. He said he was hopeful of alliance with BJP if farmers' issue was resolved.
Reacting to Harish Rawat's remarks over Amarinder Singh's 'proximity' to BJP leaders like Amit Shah, the ex-Punjab CM said even his worst critics and enemies won't doubt his integrity.
Rawat alleged that Singh was playing into the hands of people with whom he had no ideological ties and said he should have stood with the Congress leadership to save democracy.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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