Punjab Cong MPs meet Capt Amarinder, vow support

tribune news service

Chandigarh, June 9

Expressing full faith in Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s leadership and vision for the state, Punjab MPs today reiterated that the Congress would comfortably sweep the 2022 Assembly poll to carry forward the party’s developmental agenda for people.

In a statement issued here today, Patiala MP Preneet Kaur, Khadoor Sahib MP Jasbir Singh Gill, Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Choudhary, Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh and Faridkot MP Mohammad Sadiq, who called on the Chief Minister at the latter’s residence earlier in the day to discuss the election strategy for the forthcoming poll, said the people of Punjab only wanted Capt Amarinder Singh as their Chief Minister for another term.

Underlining that there was no challenge to the Congress in Punjab in the next elections, the MPs said every Punjabi would once again stamp his approval on Capt Amarinder Singh’s name.

SAD to hold dharna at CM’s residence

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