Ahead of the announcement of the CM face for the Punjab Assembly polls by the Congress, party’s state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said "people at the top" want a weak chief minister who can toe their line.
He, however, did not make it clear whether he was referring to the Congress central leadership or anybody else. According to PTI, his media adviser clarified that Sidhu was referring to the central govt
Sidhu's remark came at a time when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to announce the name of his party's chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab polls on Sunday in Ludhiana.
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For the last several weeks, both Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Sidhu have directly or indirectly made a case for themselves to be declared as the party's nominee for the top post.