Harish Rawat To Visit Chandigarh Next Week Amid Punjab Power Tussle

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had asked Harish Rawat to ensure that Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu work within their respective limits but cooperate with each other.

Senior Congress leader and AICC in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat is likely to visit Chandigarh next week amid the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and party's state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu, sources said on Thursday. This comes after Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday advised that the Punjab government and the state unit of the party must work together. Mrs Gandhi had also asked Mr Rawat to ensure that Mr Singh and Mr Sidhu work within their respective limits but cooperate with each other. Mr Singh had met the Congress president and informed her about the progress made on the 18-point agenda of the party high command.