Here Is The Statement On Navjot Singh Sidhu From Uttarakhand Congress Leader Harish Rawat That Sunil Jakhar Finds 'Baffling'

He stated that Rawat’s announcement on the day Channi's swearing in as the new chief minister could not only undermine the CM's authority "but also negate the very ‘raison d’être’ of his selection for this position."

Times Now says on its website that Punjab Congress in-charge Rawat said on 19 September (Sunday) that the 2022 assembly elections will be fought under the leadership of Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Congress selected Channi for the Chief Minister's post a day after Amarinder Singh resigned following a power tussle in the Congress. Jakhar was said to be one of the front-runners for the top post in Punjab in sections of the media. Rawat's role in Punjab politics comes at a time when his home state Uttarakhand is going to assembly election in 2022.

Rawat's participation in the party's campaign in Haridwar is of importance but his role in Punjab has been a demanding one owing to the ups and downs within the party. The Aam Aadmi Party is trying to gain ground in the hill state. Congress will be fighting against the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who comes from Khatima in the Kumaon region.