Placated, Sunil Jakhar calls campaign panel meet

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 13

After days of speculation over his displeasure at the ongoing developments in the Punjab Congress, former PCC chief Sunil Jakhar has called a meeting of the campaign committee on December 15. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu have been invited to the meeting.

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In an effort of mollify the former PCC chief, the Congress high command recently appointed him as the chairman of the campaign committee, besides appointing him as an ex officio member of both screening and election committees of the PCC for the upcoming Assembly polls.

After being appointed the chairman of the campaign committee, Jakhar has been maintaining a studied silence, triggering speculation of him being unhappy at being ignored in the political hierarchy in the Punjab Congress.

However, Jakhar after recently meeting party leader Rahul Gandhi, had reportedly agreed to comply with the task assigned to him. Punjab affairs incharge Harish Chaudhary has held a couple of meetings with Jakhar over the past few days. All eyes are on the meeting when Jakhar meets the CM and PCC chief. He has been critical of both.