Punjab Congress chief Jakhar calls MLAs' meet on Monday; 'time to unite, not divide', says Khaira

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 18

Amid intense infighting in the Punjab Congress, PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar has called a meeting of 80 MLAs and 23 district presidents at the Congress Bhavan here at 3 pm on Monday.

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Those who lost from the remaining Assembly segments out of the 117 segments have also been called for the meeting.

Ahead of the meeting, Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira in a tweet said, “I urge Sunil Jakhar not to indulge in show of strength and wait for the announcement of Congress President. Even otherwise the PPCC stands dissolved so the meeting would have no locus standi and would be invalid. It’s time to unite and not divide!”  

In the prevailing situation, Jakhar said, he had urged the party high command to take an early decision on the PPCC chief.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, Jakhar said in the meeting, all the MLAs and district presidents would pass a resolution stating that whatever decision the party high command takes regarding Punjab, would be acceptable to the entire state unit.

This resolution will then be sent to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, he added.

The Congress leader said it would also be appealed that whatever decision the high command wanted to take regarding Punjab should be taken expeditiously so that the party could resolve the important issues related to the people of the state.