Shiromani Akali Dal leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said "instead of using bad language towards the opponents, the CM should respond with seriousness to the issues raised by the Opposition parties."
Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu said when "both political opponents fail to deliver", they plan to "dodge the public" by their "scripted actions".
On Thursday, the top court sentenced Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment in a 1988 road rage case, saying victims of crime are humiliated when the offender is let off with a relatively minor punishment.
A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar allowed the review petition by the family of victim Gurnam Singh against the top court's 2018 verdict, which let off Sidhu with a mere Rs 1,000 fine. The top court enhanced the sentence to Sidhu to one year.
As the Congress lost the power in Punjab in Assembly polls to Aam Aadmi Party, many state Congress leaders were demanding Sidhu 's ouster. He is accused of harming the party's poll prospects by finding faults in the decisions taken by the Charanjit Singh Channi government.
It's likely that Sidhu will put forth the list of demands in the Punjab government as he is upset with the appointments in the government. He has resigned from the post of state president, but it has not been accepted yet by Sonia Gandhi. The meeting gains significance as it comes ahead of the CWC meeting.
The case was assigned to the division bench of Justices A.G. Masih and Ashok Kumar Verma. Earlier, the case was being heard by the bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Ajay Tewari but the latter recused himself on 1 September.
After the meeting at Punjab Bhavan, where AICC observer Harish Chaudhary was also present, both Channi and Sidhu left the meeting venue without talking to the media.
For immediate response to vacancy, Congress may pick Manish Tewari, the MP from Anandpur Sahib and others include Ravneet Singh Bittu, Ludhiana MP and from Amarinder's camp and Pratap Singh Bajwa, his detractor
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."
