Political News: Did Navjot Sidhu Score Own Goal With Resignation? Hunt On for Substitute as Top Brass Looks to Cut Leader to Size

Navjot Singh Sidhu, who got his way with the resignation of the Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, may not be as lucky this time around.

The maverick Congress leader, who shocked the top brass by tendering his resignation on Monday, may be in for a rude shock as miffed Gandhis have begun discussing new names for Punjab unit chief.

Cutting Sidhu to size, it has been decided that the state leadership, under the guidance of new chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, will resolve the crisis and there will be no central intervention.

Sidhu’s strongly worded resignation has put him in a tight spot. If he decides to withdraw his resignation now, it would be seen as an embarrassment and a compromise since nothing has changed on ground.

What makes matters worse for Sidhu is that several party leaders are not in favour of pacifying him. Congress leader Ravneet Bittu has questioned Sidhu’s timing to disrupt Congress’s high after cabinet formation. Without naming Sidhu, Bittu alleges he has a hidden agenda that could include an RSS angle.