Punjab Congress in leadership crisis, Capt Amarinder on backfoot as MLAs rebel ahead of election

The growing dissidence in Punjab Congress ranks against the leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh has left the party command high and dry. CM Amarinder Singh is expected to meet the party panel today to resolve the issues.

The dissidence sparked by the demand to change the guards in Punjab Congress and also the state government led by Capt Amarinder Singh, has left the Congress high command high and dry. The three-member panel set up by the Congress high command, to listen to the grievances of dissident MLAs and ministers, has found various issues that can make it difficult for the party in Punjab if the government is repeated. Congress MLAs and ministers have opened Pandora's box. The Amarinder Singh government's failures to fulfill poll promises has sparked widespread dissidence among the party ranks.