The newly appointed Congress chief of Punjab unit Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday was shown black flags in Ludhiana by farmers protesting against three farm laws enacted by the Centre, news agency ANI reported. Sidhu had reached Bhagat Singh Marg in Ludhiana where a farmers organisation was protesting against farm laws. After weeks of bitter infighting, Sidhu was declared as Punjab Congress chief on Sunday evening. The Congress party is pinning its hopes on Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Sidhu together for winning the 2022 assembly elections. Party members have welcomed the Congress' move to hand over the Punjab unit to Sidhu and said it is a thoughtful move.

Source: Hindustan Times July 20, 2021 07:40 UTC