In a fresh tweet Sunday, Sidhu re-opened the discussion on the appointment of the advocate general and the director general of police, the twin issues which seemed to have been resolved following the Sidhu-Channi meeting mid-week.
Sidhu camp claims agreement has been reached over changing DGP, Advocate General & tainted ministers, but no confirmation from Channi’s govt about what exactly has been agreed.
Former CM Captain Amarinder Singh tells NDTV that ‘another political force’ is coming up in Punjab, but doesn’t elaborate. Adds he’s thinking before making his next move.
Despite parleys through the day Wednesday there has been no breakthrough and it is still not clear whether Sidhu has been convinced to withdraw his resignation unconditionally.
Navjot Sidhu's resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi had Rahul Kanwal of India Today grinning from ear to ear. And everywhere Modi went upon returning from US, cameras reached before.
Sidhu who broke his silence Wednesday after resigning as Punjab Congress chief questioned the appointments of the state's DGP, advocate general and tainted leaders.
CM Channi has 2 key tasks — ending illegal mining & reducing power charges for consumers. His deputy, Randhawa, was vocal against Amarinder for failure on sacrilege cases. Now he is in charge of home.
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu resigned as Punjab Congress chief Tuesday afternoon, tweeting that he will ‘never compromise on Punjab’s future’.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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