Former Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh leaves Congress!

Capt Amarinder Singh, the former Punjab Chief Minister, broke all ties with the Congress on Tuesday. He sent a seven-page long resignation letter to party Chief Sonia Gandhi.

Capt Amarinder wrote in a tweet: “I have today sent my resignation to Congress 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 Election Commission of India. The party symbol will be approved later.”

In September, Singh resigned as Punjab chief minister after a fierce power struggle with state Congress president Navjot Sidhu.

Singh denounced allegations of back channel negotiations with the Congress as “incorrect” just a few days ago, claiming that the time for reconciliation had passed and that his decision to leave the grand old party was permanent.