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Jalandhar, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Partap Singh Bajwa yesterday said Capt Amarinder Singh “is a king while I am a pauper”. He said this in reaction to Captain’s statement that he did not invite Bajwa to his party to celebrate Preneet Kaur’s Patiala byelection win saying that he (Bajwa) was neither his supporter nor his well-wisher.
Bajwa said Captain had every right to say anything and everything against him.
The PPCC chief was here to attend the first monthly meeting of the District Congress Committee. He said three resolutions had been passed, including rejection of 1 per cent increase in VAT on diesel.
He said he would write to the Prime Minister asking him to send a delegation to Pakistan to counter the killings of eight Sikhs in recent past. The third decision, he said, pertained to “diversion” of central funds meant for the welfare of Dalits and minorities on other projects. Bajwa said the high command had directed the state unit to hold a district-level meeting every first Saturday and another at block-level every second Saturday of the month.
He said the vacant posts of office-bearers would be filled in the next 10 days. He said it would be mandatory for the area MPs, MLAs, senior leaders, councillors and office-bearers to attend the meetings.
“In case, any party leader doesn’t attend meetings for three consecutive times, the observers will be asked to file a report against him. Local issues will be discussed and protests against the government will be planned at the meetings,” Bajwa said.
On controversy over the appointment of Kittu Grewal as Punjab Mahila Congress president, he said he had sent his report to the high command which he did not want to discuss. On Haryana elections, he said he had been asked to address rallies in 21 constituencies there.
