Harish Rawat apologises for 'Panj Pyare' remark, will sweep gurdwara floor as atonement

Harish Rawat had used the word ‘Panj Pyare’ for the Punjab Congress chief and four working presidents after a meeting at the Punjab Congress Bhawan.

AICC general secretary Harish Rawat on Wednesday apologised for referring to the party’s Punjab leadership as ‘Panj Pyare’ and will atone for his remark by sweeping the floor at a gurdwara. Rawat, who had arrived in Chandigarh on Tuesday amid the ongoing rift in the party’s state unit, had used the word ‘Panj Pyare’ for the Punjab Congress chief and four working presidents after a meeting at the Punjab Congress Bhawan.