Sibia for action against those who stayed away from campaigning

Former Congress MLA and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) vice-president Surinder Pal Singh Sibia has demanded a strict action against those Punjab Congress leaders, who did not campaign for party candidates in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Former Congress MLA and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) vice-president Surinder Pal Singh Sibia has demanded a strict action against those Punjab Congress leaders, who did not campaign for party candidates in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

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Talking to mediapersons here on Tuesday, Sibia said: "Though we welcome people's mandate, but some party leaders had played a big role in the defeat of Congress candidates in the elections and the party high command should take action against them."

"If the party had taken a strict action against the detractors, Congress candidate Vijay Inder Singla would have won the elections from Sangrur,"he added.

He said in other Lok Sabha constituencies, too, detractors had a role in the defeat of party candidates. He, however, condemned the party leaders, who demanded the resignation of PPCC president Partap Bajwa for poor performance of the party saying: "Bajwa worked hard to ensure the victory of the party as he managed to reduce the margin of defeat."

In a reply to a question, he said that the Congress high command would soon hold a meeting of party leaders of the state to discuss further strategy.