{"id":7746,"date":"2021-09-28T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T09:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamslivenews.com\/?p=7746"},"modified":"2021-09-28T09:54:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T09:54:59","slug":"navjot-sidhu-quits-as-punjab-congress-chief-writes-to-sonia-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/2021\/09\/navjot-sidhu-quits-as-punjab-congress-chief-writes-to-sonia-gandhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Navjot Sidhu Quits As Punjab Congress Chief, Writes To Sonia Gandhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Navjot Sidhu was appointed as Punjab Congress chief in July and resigned today, September 28th, sending a letter to Sonia Gandhi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7747\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sidhu.jpg\" alt=\"Navjot Sidhu Quits As Punjab Congress Chief, Writes To Sonia Gandhi \" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sidhu.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sidhu-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navjot Sidhu Quits As Punjab Congress Chief, Writes To Sonia Gandhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He resigned as Punjab Congress chief, says after Amarinder Singh was replaced as Chief Minister in a series of events that had his approval.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter of resignation to Sonia Gandhi he wrote, &#8220;The collapse of a man&#8217;s character stems from the compromise corner. 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