Sidhu to continue as Punjab Congress chief: Harish Rawat

Navjot Singh Sidhu will continue as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief, said Harish Rawat, the party's general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs, after a meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Harish Rawat's statement came after Navjot Singh Sidhu met him and AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal on Thursday.During the meeting, Navjot Singh Sidhu raised his concerns over the 18-point agenda taken by the leadership on which actions are pending. These include action against those involved in the sacrilege issue and the drug mafia..

After the meeting, Sidhu said he has full faith in the leadership of party chief Sonia Gandhi and he will accept any decision taken by her. Sidhu said, "I have raised my concerns about Punjab and Punjab Congress before the party high command and I have full faith in Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul ji and Priyanka ji that whatever decision they take will be in the interest of the Congress and Punjab." Meanwhile, senior party leaders said a final decision on Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation would be taken by Friday and there would be clarity on the issue.