Amarinder Singh quits Congress, targets Sidhu, Rahul, Priyanka

Over a month of suspense, Amrinder Singh on Tuesday,finally resigned from the Congress and revealed the name of his new party as Punjab Lok Congress.The registration of the party is pending approval with the Election Commission of India.The Election Commission has no objection to the proposed name, he said.In a seven-page resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Captain Amarinder Singh wrote, "I actually felt deeply hurt by your conduct and that of your children who I still deeply love as much as my own children, having known their father, since we were in school together since 1954, which is for 67 years now.

I have today sent my resignation to @INCIndia President Ms Sonia Gandhi ji, listing my reasons for the resignation.

‘Punjab Lok Congress’ is the name of the new party. The registration is pending approval with the @ECISVEEP. The party symbol will be approved later. pic.twitter.com/Ha7f5HKouq

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) November 2, 2021

Singh called the cricketer-turned-politician "an acolyte of the Pakistani deep state" and "a person of unstable mind". "Despite my profound reservations and over the unanimous advice of almost all the MPs from Punjab, you chose to appoint an acolyte of the Pakistani deep state Navjot Sidhu who had publicly hugged the Pakistan Army Chief Gen Bajwa and Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the President of the Punjab Congress Committee. Khan and Bajwa are the people responsible for sending terrorists across the border to kill Indians," Singh said in his letter.

The former chief minister also took on Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. "Unfortunately rather than being reined in, he was patronised by Rahul and Priyanka, while you chose to turn a blind eye to the shenanigans of this gentleman," said Singh in the letter.