Amarinder Singh | Amit Shah
Met Amit Shah to discuss farm laws, urged to resolve crisis: Amarinder Singh amid buzz over camp change
New Delhi/IBNS: Captain Amarinder Singh, who recently stepped down as the Chief Minister of Congress-led government in Punjab, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi for an hour, sparking off speculations about a camp change. Singh later tweeted that the meeting was held to discuss farmers' issues.
"Met Union Home Minister @AmitShah ji in Delhi. Discussed the prolonged farmers agitation against #FarmLaws & urged him to resolve the crisis urgently with repeal of the laws & guarantee MSP, besides supporting Punjab in crop diversification. #NoFarmersNoFood," the former CM of Punjab tweeted.
Met Union Home Minister @AmitShah ji in Delhi. Discussed the prolonged farmers agitation against #FarmLaws & urged him to resolve the crisis urgently with repeal of the laws & guarantee MSP, besides supporting Punjab in crop diversification. #NoFarmersNoFood
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) September 29, 2021
His team earlier called it a "courtesy visit".
Amarinder Singh's trip to Delhi and meeting Amit Shah has raised furious speculations earlier.
Refuting the speculation, Singh's aide had also tweeted the same.
"Too much being read into Captain Amarinder's visit to Delhi. He's on a personal visit, during which he'll meet some friends and also vacate Kapurthala house for the new Chief Minister. No need for any unnecessary speculation," tweeted Raveen Thukral.
In a new twist to the political drama in Punjab, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as Congress chief in the state on Tuesday.
This comes just days after Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down as the chief minister in Punjab citing repeated "humiliation" by the party.
The Congress high command had been instrumental in appointing Sidhu as the Punjab unit supremo much against the will of then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
Sidhu was apparently close to new Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who replaced Amarinder Singh barely days ago.
According to reports, Sidhu was upset over a few recent appointments and cabinet reshuffling.
Now the situation once again turned ugly for the Punjab Congress as the state will head to assembly polls early 2022.
(Inside image tweeted by Raveen Thukral)
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