Bathinda (Punjab) [India], July 30 (ANI): Amid the ongoing controversy and the opposition demanding Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra's resignation, state cabinet minister Fauja Singh Sarari on Saturday took note of the incident and sought an apology on the former's behalf.

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla will be going to Poland to help stranded Indian students in Ukraine on Friday.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 23 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP from Amritsar Gurjeet Singh Aujla through an open letter to Director General of Punjab Police Viresh Kumar Bhawra, announced that he along with residents of his constituency will launch an indefinite protest against the inaction of state police if no action is taken against the drug menace in the state.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): With Punjab reporting a low voters' turnout in Assembly elections held on Sunday, Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla said that it is the indication of the grand old party retaining power in the state.

New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Preneet Kaur missed a crucial meeting called by Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi at 10 Janpath on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Amritsar Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Wednesday claimed that the former Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has given a challenge to the party high command by his resignation.

Chandigarh Sep 18 PTI Congress veteran Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as chief minister of Punjab declaring that he feels humiliated and said he wont accept state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu as the next CM or the party face in the Assembly polls The development has come amid a power tussle that polarised the ruling party in the state headed for elections in just about four months Sidhu was made the state Congress chief earlier this year despite opposition by Amarinder Singh I feel humiliated Amarinder Singh told reporters outside the Punjab Raj Bhawan after submitting his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit I have resigned let them make anyone next CM he further said The Congress leader however in another interaction with the media said he wont accept Navjot Singh Sidhu as the Punjab chief minister describing him as a total disaster The man who could not handle one ministry can never run entire Punjab he said Replying to a question he said he will never agree to Navjot Singh Sidhu as the next chief minister He is a total disaster When he was a minister in Amarinder cabinet he could not even run one ministry now can he run entire Punjab I know that man has no capability at all said Amarinder Singh If Sidhu is made the face of the Congress for the Punjab polls Singh said he will oppose him tooth and nail Earlier in the day after submitting his resignation when asked about his next course of action Singh told reporters There is always an option and I will use that option when time comes I have been in politics for the past 52 years and I have been a chief minister for nine-and-a-half years I will talk to my colleagues supporters he said He submitted his resignation along with that of his council of ministers his media adviser said The resignation has been accepted by the Governor Singhs resignation came hours before a crucial meeting of the Congress Legislature Party CLP on Saturday evening pre-empting what was widely being seen as a move to remove him from the CMs post In the meeting Punjab Congress MLAs authorised partys national president Sonia Gandhi to pick a new CLP leader and in a unanimously passed resolution praised Amarinders contribution for Punjab and the Congress I spoke to the Congress president in the morning and I told her that I am resigning today Amarinder Singh told reporters They called the MLAs to Delhi twice and now convened a CLP here in Chandigarh today he said I think if there is an element of doubt on me that I could not run the government or if there was something else I feel humiliated the way things have happened he said To a question on joining any other party he said Whatever you have to say you can say I can only tell you that I have been a chief minister from the Congress And I am in the Congress and I will consult my colleagues and then we will decide the future course of politics I have only resigned for myself he said I hereby tender my resignation as the chief minister and that of my council of ministers the one-line resignation letter said In another interaction with the media later Amarinder Singh said he had already told Sonia Gandhi during his meeting with her a few weeks back that he should be relieved of the charge I had told her that you relieve me of this charge because I cannot work in this way where Mr Sidhu is pulling right and I am pulling left In that meeting Congress general secretary Harish Rawat was also present Soniaji then said no I want you to carry on said Amarinder Singh The Congress leader said he performed his duty to the best of his ability I have been in politics for 52 years so I dont care about these things I am in politics and I will remain in politics he said when asked about the circumstances in which he had to resign In politics options are always there they are never closed I can tell you one thing I am not going to leave it like this he said Politics is a very fast moving game he said replying to another question Singh was accompanied by his wife and MP Preneet Kaur and son Raninder Singh when he submitted his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit MPs Gurjeet Singh Aujla and Ravneet Singh Bittu AG Atul Nanda and Chief Principal Secretary to CM Suresh Kumar were also present I am proud to accompany my father to Raj Bhawan when he submits his resignation as CM of Punjab and leads us as head of our family into a new beginning Raninder Singh said in a tweet earlier PTI CHSSUN VSD MIN SMN RDK RDK

Ambala (Haryana) [India], September 18 (ANI): Soon after Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the post of Punjab Chief Minister, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Saturday drew parallels between the Punjab Congress and a sinking ship, terming it "unstable", pointing out that the reason behind the political development is 'internal conflicts' within the party.