Party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi held a meeting with Congress MPs from the state after she was badly defeated in the Punjab Assembly elections. During this, party leaders blamed the defeat on Ajay Maken and Harish Chaudhary. According to the information, an MP even called Maken an executioner. He was accused of distributing tickets by taking money.
The downfall of the party after the formation of Kharge Committee- During the meeting, an MP said that the Congress was on the verge of winning in Punjab. Its decline started after the formation of Kharge Committee in the year 2021. The only objective of this committee was to defeat Captain Amarinder Singh. What happened in the last one year shows how the Congress lost the election. Meanwhile, an MP targeted Ajay Maken and said that the executioner who ruined the party in Delhi has been made the Screaming Chairman here.
Allegations of selling tickets During the meeting, MP Jasbir Gill accused Maken and Harish of selling tickets. During this, the MPs accused former state president Sunil Jakhar of only increasing the gap between Sikhs and Hindus during his four-year tenure.
Navjot Singh Sidhu Resignation Earlier on Wednesday, Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the post of party president in the state. Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the state party chiefs of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. It was only after this that Sidhu resigned from the post. This move of the Congress high command came after the Congress Working Committee meeting on Sunday.
Poor performance in five states- The meeting took place after the party’s rout in the recently concluded assembly elections in five states. The election results have dealt a blow to the Congress, which was hoping for a good performance ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the face of an emerging challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress.