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Punjab Congress leader Amarinder Singh Raja Warring formally tendered his resignation as state party president to Rahul Gandhi on Friday. Warring said they discussed Punjab's political situation and his four-and-a-half-year tenure as the party prepares for the 2027 Assembly elections

Internal friction within Punjab Congress escalated as MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Concurrently, former CM Charanjit Channi held a parallel meeting of disgruntled leaders, drawing sharp taunts from Union Minister Ravneet Bittu

Punjab Congress and AAP leaders have criticised the BJP-led Centre after a third fuel price hike in nine days, pushing petrol and diesel rates up by nearly ₹5 per litre. They warned the increase would fuel inflation and burden ordinary citizens

Navjot Kaur Sidhu said her husband Navjot Singh Sidhu will return to active politics only if Congress declares him its Punjab CM face. She criticised infighting in the state unit, alleged money influences leadership choices, and insisted Sidhu could transform Punjab if empowered

Congress' Moga in-charge Malvika Sood, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Punjab assembly polls from the Moga seat, had also asked party workers not to attend the rally.

"Petty perish pump politics loaded with selfish vested interests should be discarded for safeguarding our DEMOCRACY," he posted on X.

In a one-line resignation to party President Sonia Gandhi, Sidhu wrote, "I hereby resign as President (PPCC)."

After taking charge at the state Congress headquarters, the cricketer-turned-politician said there is no difference between an ordinary worker of the party and its state unit chief.

Gandhi underscored the need for improving the food procurement and Public Distribution System and acknowledged that they had shortcomings.