Rahul Gandhi Meets Punjab Leaders To End Congress State Unit Factionalism

The Punjab ministers who met the former Congress chief included Brahm Mohindra, Vijay Inder Singla, Sham Sunder Arora and Balbir Singh Sidhu. Former minister Rana Gurjeet also met Rahul Gandhi.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday continued his discussions with senior party members from Punjab on the festering issue of factionalism in the state unit and met ministers and MLAs throughout the day. The Punjab ministers who met the former Congress chief included Brahm Mohindra, Vijay Inder Singla, Sham Sunder Arora and Balbir Singh Sidhu. Former minister Rana Gurjeet also met Mr Gandhi. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shamsher Singh Dullo discussed with Mr Gandhi ways to strengthen the party in Punjab ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Mr Dullo later told reporters that while the country saw lockdowns since the outbreak of Covid last year, "the Punjab government has been in lockdown since the last four years".