The Punjab Congress has witnessed an open show of factionalism with former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s supporters launching a public campaign against Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. A large number of senior Congress leaders, former ministers, sitting MLAs and former legislators gathered at Channi’s residence, demanding that the party high command review its decision on the state leadership. The gathering marks the clearest sign yet of a “Congress vs Congress” battle in Punjab, with the Channi camp pushing for a change in the party’s state leadership ahead of the next Assembly elections.
