Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Wednesday, 30 June, met party leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Delhi, PTI reported. This took place hours after Sidhu met party General-Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at her residence in Delhi.
The meeting reportedly lasted for an hour, but no details of what transpired have emerged yet.
Sidhu’s meeting with Rahul came a day after the leader denied having a meeting scheduled with the him.
Sidhu’s office had said on Wednesday that he will meet both Rahul and Priyanka in Delhi on Tuesday.
'Long Meeting': Sidhu After Meeting Priyanka
On Wednesday morning, Tweeting a picture from the meeting with Priyanka, Sidhu wrote:
“Had a long meeting with Priyanka Gandhi ji.”
However, more details are yet to emerge from the meeting.
Following the meeting with Sidhu, Priyanka reportedly went to visit the party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi. Earlier in the day, Priyanka had met Rahul as well.
BACKGROUND
Tensions have intensified in the Congress’ Punjab unit over the past few weeks, as Sidhu has continued to censure Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, alleging that his colleagues were being threatened for raising questions on the state government’s handling of the ‘sacrilege’ case and for speaking the truth on the matter.
Further, from accusing a ‘system’ run by two families of ignoring Punjab’s welfare for their own business interests to stating that he isn’t a showpiece to be shelved after a good show in the elections, Navjot Singh Sidhu’s recent interviews to multiple news outlets show how the Amritsar-based leader continues to remain disgruntled with the state leadership.
Meanwhile, ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi has been meeting party leaders from Punjab to review the political situation in the state in order to take steps to strengthen the party.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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