Chandigarh: In the midst of talks about changes in the Punjab Cabinet at the Fag-End of the Congress regime, the Chairman of Minister Amarinder Singh is likely to meet with the party President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Tuesday.
This will be his first meeting with Sonia after the height of Navjot Singh Sidhu as president of the Punjab Congress on July 18.
Previously, overriding a direct cabinet reshuffle, Amarinder said that he would discuss this issue with the next visit to the visit of the capital city.
The source said Amarinder would reach Delhi on Tuesday and could meet Sonia if there was confirmation of the meeting.
The next assembly selection was due in Punjab in February 2022 and currently the cabinet bed emptied by Sidhu is available.
While there has been talks about balancing representation to various communities, especially Dalith Mlaas, in the Cabinet, whether Amarinder wants to replace the minister who does not support it during the recent internal turmoil in the state unit has become a speculation point.
This will be closely watched if the minister who openly supports Sidhu will continue to be in the cabinet.
At the same time, at least four ministers faced allegations of misusing their position by opposition parties in recent months.
AICC pointed to the three member panels also previously signaled change in the organizational and government structure after receiving feedback from more than 150 leaders of the congress from Punjab.
“There was talk about changes in the cabinet every few months, but it never happened for various reasons.
Many aspirants, especially those younger than MLA, hoped to stab a cabinet bed.
However, where the Cabinet Rejig was delayed, the state unit was still not dissolved In front of the next election.
The minister’s chairman might want to appreciate MLA who stood beside him during the dispute, “said a party leader.
“It will be seen if the party still feels the need to have Dalit Deputy CM, even after appointing four presidents of work.
If not, the cabinet bed for a short duration will not hold the charm for one of the senior mlaas.
High party commands cannot trigger other controversies With a big reshuffle and may want to fill up just an empty position, “said the MLA party.