Amid the announcement of floating a new political party, former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh will be addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on October 27, Media Advisor of Captain Raveen Thukral said.
“Former Punjab CM @capt_amarinder will address a Press Conference in Chandigarh tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct 27) at 11 am. The event will be telecast live on his Facebook Page. Do tune in,” Raveen Thukral tweeted.
People familiar with the development said Amarinder Singh is expected to announce his resignation from the Congress and float his own party, which is likely to be named ‘The Punjab Lok Congress’.
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Amarinder Singh quit the Congress last month after the party leadership asked him to vacate the Chief Minister’s chair. Singh was replaced by Charanjit Singh Channi on the top post. His resignation came amid a bitter power tussle with Navjot Singh Sidhu.
(With inputs from agencies)
