The issue has intensified the ongoing political tussle between Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
Punjab Congress meeting witnesses protests against leaders Baghel and Warring amid internal factionalism.
Warring also said that if the party leadership decides to replace him, he would continue working to strengthen the organisation.
Channi also attempted another move to oppose the decision; however, the high command is firm on continuing with Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.
On July 1, the Congress announced that Amrinder Singh RajaWarring would continue as the Punjab unit president and appointed Charanjit Singh Channi as chairperson of the campaign committee.
At the heart of Warring's confidence is the emergence of his close confidant, Shubham Devgan, as a leading face in the Punjab Youth Congress elections.
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring claimed that the "explosion" is deeply alarming, while Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia asked if law and order in a border state has collapsed.
Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Saturday said she has quit the party, while hitting out at its Punjab unit chief, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, for allegedly "damaging" the organisation and calling him "corrupt president ever".
Punjab police registered an FIR against Punjab Congress President and MP Amrinder Singh alias Raja Warring for allegedly making derogatory and casteist remarks against former Union Home Minister Late Buta Singh.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will offer prayers at the Golden Temple here on Monday. The former Congress president landed at the airport here at 11:15 am.
Punjab Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday claimed they were not allowed to meet arrested party MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in Fazilka.
Punjab Congress Saturday suspended Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar from the party for allegedly indulging in "anti-party activities." The action against Mr Jakhar came following a complaint filed by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring conceded defeat and congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party and its candidate Sushil Rinku.
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring today dubbed Manpreet Singh Badal's resignation from the party as "good riddance", terming him as "congenitally power hungry." Manpreet Singh Badal joined the BJP in Delhi after quitting
Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.
Newly appointed Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday assumed office, saying "discipline, dedication and dialogue" are needed to strengthen the party.
"Please stop tagging me," Amrinder Singh tweeted on Thursday morning. This was Amrinder Singh, the Indian football team's goalkeeper who was mistaken for former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on social media.
Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh Said on social media that decision on conducting exams in universities and colleges will be taken after June 30, according to the Government of India guidelines.
A Special Task Force formed by the state government of Punjab in 2017 aims to fight the problem of drugs in the state and has made an unprecedented progress in the last three years
According to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, the state government is taking multiple steps to strengthen policing in the state because of which there has been a considerable decline in murder, kidnapping and abduction cases
Noe Acosta's early penalty handed Jamshedpur FC the lead, but Mumbai City FC pegged them back.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that he respects the Punjab government's offer to celebrate 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Sultanpur Lodhi under the aegis of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhism.
Campaigning for Congress's Bathinda candidate Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Amrita Warring slammed sitting lawmaker Harsimrat Kaur Badal for "doing nothing" for the constituency in a decade.
While political lingo has hit a new low among leaders across the country for the 2019 general elections, the statement of one Punjab politician regarding his opponent appears to be demeaning and comical.
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