Amarinder Singh To NDTV: "Not Joining BJP, But Won't Remain In Congress"
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Punjab Congress Crisis: The Congress had reached out to Amarinder Singh amid signs of another big exit from the crisis-hit party.
Amarinder Singh said today that he is not joining the BJP but quitting the Congress, confirming speculation that had been swirling since he was forced to quit as Punjab Chief Minister on September 18.
"So far I am in the Congress but I will not remain in the Congress. I will not be treated in this manner," the Captain told NDTV in an exclusive interview a day after meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Congress had reached out to Amarinder Singh amid signs of another big exit from the crisis-hit party.
Senior Congress leaders Ambika Soni and Kamal Nath are trying to placate Amarinder Singh, sources say. But the Captain, who has been in Delhi since Tuesday, has tellingly not sought any meeting with his party president Sonia Gandhi as he continues his meetings with the "other side".
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