Sunil Jakhar ‘baffled’ over Harish Rawat’s “Elections will be fought under Sidhu” statement

New Delhi: Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat on Sunday said that the upcoming state assembly elections will be fought under Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu who is “very popular”, given the state’s present political circumstances.

Replying to this statement, Senior Congress leader and former Punjab unit president Sunil Jakhar took to Twitter and worte, On the swearing-in day of Sh @Charnjit_channi as Chief Minister, Mr Rawats’s statement that “elections will be fought under Sidhu”, is baffling. It’s likely to undermine CM’s authority but also negate the very ‘raison d’être’ of his selection for this position.

https://twitter.com/sunilkjakhar/status/1439800884511133697

Jakhar was one of the four probables, including Sidhu, Partap Singh Bajwa and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, for the chief ministerial post in Punjab.

After several rounds of parleys, Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab’s first Dalit Chief Minister, was selected for the post by the party high command.

Meanwhile, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Brahm Mohindra will be the deputy chief minister, stitching a caste combination ahead of the crucial Assembly election, which is due next year.