Major embarrassment for Capt Amarinder, loses Patiala seat
The former's fledgling Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) was contesting the polls in alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt), an Akali Dal rebel.
The former's fledgling Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) was contesting the polls in alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt), an Akali Dal rebel.
Punjab elections will be held in February-March next year along with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa.
Randhawa further said Amarinder Singh had stabbed back not only the Congress party but also the farmers and all Punjabis who had been struggling for the last 11 months against the farm laws.
"Let me tell my rivals they can't defeat me with such low-level political games. They will neither win votes nor people's hearts with such tactics," the ex-CM replied to attacks from former colleagues, to meet Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday
In a letter to party President Sonia Gandhi, he wrote, "The collapse of a man's character stems from the compromise corner, I can never compromise on Punjab's future and the agenda for the welfare of Punjab."
"I would not have taken MLAs on a flight to Goa or some place. That is not how I operate. I don't do gimmicks, and the Gandhi siblings know that is not my way," he said, adding: "Priyanka and Rahul (Gandhi) are like my children... this should not have ended like this. I am hurt."
Gehlot wrote, "Angered by the decision of the high command while changing the Chief Minister, people start blaming him wrongly. In such moments, you should listen to your conscience."
The Punjab Assemblys Budget Session will commence from 1 March and will continue till 10 March.
Stating that the Congress government was yet to learn any lessons from its failures.
On the directives of the CM, the state agriculture department has come out with a detailed proposal for the hike in the MSP of wheat from Rs 1840 per quintal in 2018-19 to Rs 2710 in 2019-20 and barley from Rs 1440 to Rs 1974 per quintal.
