"Suitably Accommodate" Navjot Sidhu, Says Congress Panel Report On Punjab

The three-member Congress panel suggested a key role in the Punjab Congress for Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been in a long sulk over his feud with Amarinder Singh.

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh should stay "captain" in Punjab but his challenger Navjot Singh Sidhu should be "suitably accommodated", a Congress panel has recommended to the leadership after a series of meetings in Delhi to resolve infighting in the state due for an election next year. The three-member panel suggested a key role in the Punjab Congress for cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu, who has been in a long sulk over his feud with Amarinder Singh. Mr Sidhu "should be suitably accommodated and all sections of Punjab society must be justly represented in leadership and party positions", the group has reportedly advised party bosses, leaving them once again with the difficult question of how to keep both leaders happy. Reports suggest that the Chief Minister has been resistant to the idea of any big role for his rival either in his cabinet - as Deputy - or in the party organisation.