"No Leadership Change... Dil Mange More": Harish Rawat On Congress' Punjab Crisis

Sources confirmed to NDTV the Congress may appoint two Deputy Chief Ministers - at least one of whom will be from that community - in a bid to end this crisis

The Congress has firmly ruled out a change of leadership in Punjab - one of just three states it rules on its own, and where it is scrambling to contain internal dissent ahead of next year's election. Senior leader Harish Rawat, part of the three-member committee that met 28 people, including 25 rebel MLAs, told reporters Monday night they were informed of several concerns, including lack of action against the culprits in the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration case and police firing. He also said the MLAs had "high expectations from Amarinder Singh, hence the resentment". "Our leaders told us they want to develop their constituencies. They were given some funds for this but now they say they need more. It is like 'dil mange more (the heart wants more)'-type situation with the MLAs," Mr Rawat, the former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, said.