Everything will be all right, nothing to worry about: KC Venugopal on Punjab Congress crisis
Punjab Congress crisis: Amid the ongoing crisis in the party's Punjab unit following Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday said the party has nothing to worry about as everything will be all right.
Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as state party chief has intensified the crisis in the Punjab Congress, and triggered discussions and deliberations in the party.
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A series of resignations poured in after Sidhu's resignation. A minister and three Congress leaders, considered close to Sidhu, stepped down from their posts delivering a big blow to the Congress high command.
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Asked about the situation, KC Venugopal said, "We have nothing to worry about. Everything will be all right." Sidhu, a cricketer-turned-politician, caused a surprise with his resignation as Punjab Congress chief on Tuesday.
"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. Therefore, I hereby resign as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Will continue to serve the Congress," Sidhu said in his resignation letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Meanwhile, the top Congress leadership has not accepted Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation, is adopting a wait and watch policy and has asked the local party leadership to resolve the matter.
A leader involved in the process said that the Congress top leadership is maintaining a wait and watch stance in the matter.
On the other hand, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said "I had said that he (Navjot Singh Sidhu) is an unstable man, he would not stay for long and the same happened."
-PTC News
