"Fratricide": Omar Abdullah, Akalis React To Amarinder Singh's Exit

Jammu and Kashmir's Omar Abdullah, Haryana's Anil Vij, and the Punjab opposition, Shiromani Akali Dal, have all commented on Amarinder Singh's exit.

Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation from the post of Punjab Chief Minister today evoked some strong reactions from a spectrum of political parties and leaders. While some commented on the state of affairs in the Congress, others, in a diffused manner, targeted it for letting down the state's farmers. Ordinarily I wouldn't give a toss about the fratricide in the Congress party - their party, their business. However what the Congress does has a direct fallout for every political party outside the NDA orbit because almost 200 Lok Sabha seats see a direct BJP - Cong fight.

Omar Abdullah of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference wondered about the nationwide impact of the Congress's moves in Punjab. But he also prefaced it with caustic comments on the party's internal problems.

Anil Vij, the Home Minister of Haryana, a state neighbouring Punjab, hinted that Mr Singh's fate was sealed the day Navjot Singh Sidhu, now the Punjab Congress chief, entered the scene.