Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 10 (ANI): While extending full support and cooperation to the Punjab government, the state Congress on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to set his priorities right and focus on serious challenges confronting the state.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Monday said that her husband and party's Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu would have been the right choice for Chief Minister's face for the upcoming Assembly elections.

Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], January 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that on being elected to power, the party will transform the state so that children who have immigrated to Canada will return.

New Delhi Dec 24 PTI After bringing the curtains down on his cricket career veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday said he is not averse to joining politics but would like to put in a lot of thought before taking a final decision on such a move Recently chief of Congress Punjab unit and Harbhajans former India teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu posted a picture with him on Twitter and captioned it picture loaded with possibilities This led to speculation of him joining the party The cricketer said that he hasnt yet taken a call on the matter Frankly speaking I dont know whats in store for me I just want couple of days to figure out in which direction I would like to move Yes I want to give back to society Harbhajan told PTI in an interview when asked about his future plans If I join politics how and in what form I need to figure those things out as main aim is to help people if I at all take the plunge he added While he didnt want to speak about it openly but people in the know said that there is very little chance that he will be fight the Punjab state assembly elections because of some cricketing and media commitments that would keep him busy The feisty former player said he would not want his association with the game to end completely with retirement As far as cricket is concerned I will remain associated with the game I am open to coaching mentoring IPL sides may be play a bit of veterans cricket he said There is a high possibility that Harbhajan might work as a mentor with Kolkata Knight Riders or Mumbai Indians where he had 10 eventful years as a cricketer He is also working on his autobiography which will be hitting the stands in the next six months Oh yes I have nearly completed my autobiography It would be out in next six months and its my tell-all story as to how I have seen Indian cricket as an insider Hope people love that book as much as they loved me PTI KHS PM PM

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 22 (ANI): After Punjab Congress chief stirred controversy by referring to Pakistan PM Imran Khan as his "elder brother", BJP leader Ram Kadam shot off a letter to Rahul Gandhi on Monday, urging him to clear his stance on Navjot Sidhu's statement.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 2 (ANI): Despite the ongoing rift in the Punjab Congress, party leader Harish Rawat on Tuesday said that all is well in the state and expressed confidence in its victory in the forthcoming Assembly polls.

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], October 23 (ANI): Newly appointed Congress' Punjab and Chandigarh in-charge, Harish Chaudhary expressed gratitude to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi for expressing confidence in him and said that he will take everyone together for the betterment of Punjab.

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI All matters will be resolved and the partys agenda implemented Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said on Monday a day after the Congress Punjab unit chief made public his letter to Sonia Gandhi flagging several issuesOn Sunday evening Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi held a meeting with Sidhu Minister Pargat Singh considered close to Sidhu was among those present thereInteracting with reporters on Sunday Channi said Be it 13-point 18-point 21-point or 24-point whatever the agenda is will be implemented No point will be left out Its alright he Sidhu raised the issues We have to implement the partys ideology The party is supreme All issues will be resolved he replied when asked about Sidhus letterSidhu has sought a meeting with party president Sonia Gandhi flagging in a letter issues which the government must deliver upon and saying it is the poll-bound states last chance for resurrection and redemptionIn the letter to the Congress president on October 15 a day after he had meetings with senior party leaders in Delhi Sidhu pitched for a Punjab Model with a 13-Point Agenda to be part of the Congress manifesto for the 2022 Assembly ElectionsDays after resigning as Punjab Congress chief Sidhu had on October 15 said his concerns had been resolved and the party asserted that he would continue as the head of the state unitSidhu reminded Sonia Gandhi of the partys 18-point agenda given to the last chief minister of Punjab and said that those were equally relevant todayHe had raised several issues including justice in the 2015 sacrilege cases arrest of big fish in drug racket and scrapping power purchase pactsSidhus letter which he put in the public domain by posting on Twitter had indicated that he was still not satisfied with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi-led government over its handling of key issues which he has been raising in the recent pastChanni became the chief minister after the unceremonious exit of Congress veteran Amarinder Singh who had been at loggerheads with Sidhu PTI CHS VSD NSD NSD