Harish Rawat meets CM Amarinder Singh amid Punjab Congress infighting

Zee News Jul 17, 2021, 23:51 PM IST,

Amidst efforts to end infighting in Punjab Congress, party general secretary in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat met CM Captain Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh on Saturday (July 17).

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Amidst efforts to end infighting in Punjab Congress, party general secretary in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat met CM Captain Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh on Saturday (July 17). According to PTI, Amarinder Singh has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressing reservation over Navjot Singh Sidhu's possible appointment as the state party chief.


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