Punjab CM Amarinder Singh relents, Navjot Sidhu may be made Congress chief: Sources

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has reportedly agreed to accept any decision taken by the Congress high command as talks of Navjot Singh Sidhu's elevation to party chief status gathers steam.

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday agreed to accept any decision taken by the Congress high command as talks of Navjot Singh Sidhu's being made party chief gathered momentum. Singh's statement cames hours after his meeting with AICC general secretary and Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat, who flew down to Chandigarh in an effort to placate the chief minister. Though sources told PTI that Amarinder Singh alleged that he will not meet Sidhu till the latter publicly regrets or apologises for his tweets against him.  After his meeting with Amarinder, Rawat told reporters: "One thing is very clear... Captain Amarinder Singh ji who had earlier made a 'mahan' (great) statement that that whatever decision will be taken by the Congress president will be honoured by him reiterated that statement today."