<p>Amarinder Singh, who was removed as Congress Punjab unit chief, on Wednesday said he would have suggested a different name as his replacement had he been consulted.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A former chief minister of Punjab, Singh was replaced late on Tuesday night by Gurdaspur MP Pratap Singh Bajwa.<br /><br />“I was not consulted on the decision. Had I been consulted, I would have suggested someone else who could lead the party at this crucial time,” said Singh.<br /><br />He said talks of his replacement had been hovering for quite some time as the party was looking for an able replacement to steer the party. <br /><br />However, Singh, 70, stood behind the party despite his removal. <br />“I am a faithful Congress leader and have complete faith in the party under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. I will abide by all decisions of the party,” he said.<br /><br />Singh was replaced in the backdrop of the party's dismal show in Assembly elections last year. <br />His replacement Bajwa is a younger face and a first-time Member of Parliament. <br />Talks of this change have been rife ever since Congress was defeated by the SAD-BJP alliance in the Assembly elections in January last year. <br /><br />Singh had been under attack from within the party too for his functioning style. Demands for his removal were made by various sections in the party.<br /><br />After his appointment, Bajwa said his first priority would be to unite the party in the state. <br /><br />Aide resigns <br /><br />Following Singh’s replacement, his close aide Major (retd.) Amardeep Singh on Wednesday resigned as Pradesh Ccongress Committee secretary, reports PTI from Chandigarh. <br />Amardeep said, it was his moral duty to resign so that the new PCC president can constitute his team.<br /></p>
<p>Amarinder Singh, who was removed as Congress Punjab unit chief, on Wednesday said he would have suggested a different name as his replacement had he been consulted.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A former chief minister of Punjab, Singh was replaced late on Tuesday night by Gurdaspur MP Pratap Singh Bajwa.<br /><br />“I was not consulted on the decision. Had I been consulted, I would have suggested someone else who could lead the party at this crucial time,” said Singh.<br /><br />He said talks of his replacement had been hovering for quite some time as the party was looking for an able replacement to steer the party. <br /><br />However, Singh, 70, stood behind the party despite his removal. <br />“I am a faithful Congress leader and have complete faith in the party under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. I will abide by all decisions of the party,” he said.<br /><br />Singh was replaced in the backdrop of the party's dismal show in Assembly elections last year. <br />His replacement Bajwa is a younger face and a first-time Member of Parliament. <br />Talks of this change have been rife ever since Congress was defeated by the SAD-BJP alliance in the Assembly elections in January last year. <br /><br />Singh had been under attack from within the party too for his functioning style. Demands for his removal were made by various sections in the party.<br /><br />After his appointment, Bajwa said his first priority would be to unite the party in the state. <br /><br />Aide resigns <br /><br />Following Singh’s replacement, his close aide Major (retd.) Amardeep Singh on Wednesday resigned as Pradesh Ccongress Committee secretary, reports PTI from Chandigarh. <br />Amardeep said, it was his moral duty to resign so that the new PCC president can constitute his team.<br /></p>