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Amarinder Singh may float new party in weeks, Punjab Congress leaders could join
Chandigarh, Oct 01: Captain Amarinder Singh may float his own outfit ahead of elections in Punjab which are to be held early next year.
Speculations are rife that some Congress leaders are likely to join Amarinder Singh's new party. Singh is also likely to consult some of the farmer leaders of Punjab.
The senior Congress leader on Thursday scotched speculation of his joining BJP but said he will quit the Congress, which he asserted was going downhill with senior leaders being ignored.
A day after meeting Home Minister Amit Shah which triggered speculation of his joining the BJP, Singh said he would leave the Congress as he had been "utterly humiliated" and was not trusted.
"I
will
not
join
BJP
(but)
I
will
not
stay
in
the
Congress
party,"
the
79-year-old
leader
said,
adding
that
he
was
still
thinking
through
his
options
in
the
interest
of
Punjab
as
security
of
the
state
was
the
predominant
priority
for
him.
He
had
resigned
as
chief
minister
on
September
18
after
accusing
the
Congress
of
humiliating
him.
"I will not be treated in this humiliating manner...I will not take such insults," he said, adding that his principles and beliefs do not allow him to stay in the Congress any longer.
Amarinder Singh's exit has plunged the state and the grand old party in a deep crisis as Punjab was one of the few states where the Congress government seemed to be stable since last elections, without much rumblings.
