"Can't Continue With Such Humiliation," Captain Tells Sonia Gandhi: Sources

The meeting of MLAs has spurred intense speculation about a leadership change in the Punjab Congress government months ahead of state polls.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, facing fresh trouble with an unprecedented meeting of MLAs called by his bitter rival Navjot Sidhu this evening, has told Sonia Gandhi he "can't continue in the party with this kind of humiliation", sources say.

The meeting of MLAs has spurred intense speculation about a leadership change in the Punjab Congress government months ahead of state polls.

Amarinder Singh, say sources, told the party president, "This kind of humiliation is enough, this is happening for the third time. I can't continue to stay in the party with this kind of humiliation."