Punjab Congress crisis: Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Priyanka Gandhi

A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he had no meeting scheduled with Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab politician met party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in New Delhi on Wednesday. Sources close to Sidhu said the meeting lasted three hours.

Sidhu tweeted a picture with a caption, “Had a long meeting with Priyanka Gandhi.”

The sources said Priyanka left in the middle of the meeting to meet Rahul briefly. “We do not know what discussions have taken place. He has been inside for three hours, since the morning. We just saw Priyanka leaving and coming back,” the source said.

Had a long meeting with @priyankagandhi Ji 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Wd4FYXFrhr

— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) June 30, 2021

The source added that Sidhu may meet Rahul too today.

Sidhu’s team had on Monday told the media he would be meeting Rahul and Priyanka on Tuesday. He had left his Patiala residence on Tuesday morning. However, no meeting took place. Rahul told the media Tuesday there was “no meeting with Sidhu”.

Sidhu’s meeting with the Gandhis is being considered significant in Congress circles, as the party high command is working to resolve a crisis in the Punjab unit. The meetings are believed to have a bearing on Sidhu’s fate in the party.

Sidhu has raised a banner of revolt against the Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, and has been hitting out at him on Twitter.