Congress tussle: Infighting can hit party’s prospects in Punjab
The Tribune Editorial: Warring and some other leaders are not keen to cede ground to the Sidhus, whom they regard as seasonal politicians.
JUST over a year before the Punjab Assembly elections, the leading challenger to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is busy fighting its internal battles. The Congress seems to be frittering away the gains it made during the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, when it bagged seven of the 13 seats in the state (AAP won just three). Former party MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu stirred up a hornets’ nest last week when she claimed that the chief minister’s chair was available at a price of Rs 500 crore. The party has suspended her from its primary membership, but that has not deterred her from lashing out at the state unit president, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring. The wife of former state unit chief and ex-cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has accused Warring of colluding with a rival party to destroy the Congress. She has also taken potshots at party MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, alleging that he has links with smugglers.
