Chandigarh: In comments that could cause anxiety in Congress, the head of the Punjab Party Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Tuesday that the Punjab people, and not a high Congress command, would decide the minister of the head of the next state.
Sidhu spoke at an event where banners included photos only Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and himself.
Asked why the Congress had not named him face, Sidhu said, “Everyone comes out to be cm, but people, not a high command, who will decide.
People will make MLA and also cm.” He also asked, “Who told you that High command will make cm? ” Congress previously announced that the party would fight the election under the “Collective Leadership” Sidhu, Charanjit Minister Singh Channi and former PCC Sunil Jakhar head.
Sidhu also said that he had discussed the suggestion of “Punjab Model” with high party orders and added that the Congress would announce the first list of candidates for the assembly poll immediately.
“Whatever I propose is the approval of the Secretary General of the Party (Priyanka).
It will go to them before going to Manifesto.
But my future depends on this and I have said it before.
There will be no compromise.
I have struggled for this More than five years.
I have told the high command that this is the agenda that I will bring to people, “Sidhu said.
“Punjab is not a private property of an individual,” he said, adding that he had not given an ultimatum to the party.
“I have discussed it with a high order,” he said.
“All things will be driven by policies, do not connect it to any individual.
Things will come in the party manifesto, it will be a collective thing.” He refused to comment on the sad member of Bikram Singh Majithia to get a guarantee, saying that the problem is the sub’s .