<p>Despite Charanjit Singh Channi's appointment as Punjab Chief Minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu was widely seen as the one pulling the strings.</p>.<p>The infighting between Captain and Sidhu led to the toppling of the Amarinder Singh-led government, a move that earned Congress wide criticism of not keeping its house in order. However, his shock exit as PCC President stumped the party even as Channi was seen as a Sidhu loyalist.</p>.<p>Senior Congress leader, Harish Rawat, went to the extent of saying that Sidhu would lead Punjab in the upcoming polls.</p>.<p><strong>Then why did Sidhu quit?</strong><br /><br />It seems that Sidhu was unhappy over the appointments to important administrative posts by the party, and announced his resignation as state party chief over this.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/cant-handle-insult-amarinder-singh-to-leave-congress-says-not-joining-bjp-1035778.html" target="_blank">'Can't handle insult': Amarinder Singh to leave Congress, says not joining BJP</a></strong></p>.<p>Sidhu is set to meet CM Channi at 3 pm in Chandigarh on Thursday.</p>.<p>Sidhu's key rival, Randhawa, was awarded the post of one of the state's two deputy chief ministers. He was deemed to be one of the factors behind Sidhu's resignation</p>.<p>The other 2 appointments were senior IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota and A P S Deol, the state's new advocate general.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/sidhu-to-meet-punjab-cm-channi-at-3-pm-sunil-jakhar-says-enough-is-enough-1035761.html" target="_blank">Sidhu to meet Punjab CM Channi at 3 PM, Sunil Jakhar says 'enough is enough'</a></strong></p>.<p>“My dear Punjabis, my 17 years of political journey has been for a purpose – to improve the lives of the people of Punjab, to make a difference and to take a stand on politics of issues. This has been my 'dharma' and my duty.</p>.<p>“Till today, I have no personal grudge against anyone, nor have I fought personal battles,” Sidhu said in a video posted on Twitter, a day after he resigned</p>.<p>Apparently referring to senior IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, who has been given the additional charge of the director general of Punjab Police, Sidhu said, “Today, I see there is a compromise on those issues."</p>.<p>In an apparent reference to the 2015 desecration of Guru Granth Sahib incidents in Faridkot, he said his first priority was to fight for justice the people have been eagerly waiting for.</p>.<p>"I see those who had given clean chits to the Badals six years ago ... have been given the responsibility of delivering justice," he added. Sahota was the head of a special investigation team formed in 2015 by the then Akali government to probe the sacrilege incidents.</p>.<p>In another veiled jibe, directed at Deol. he said, "My soul jitters when I see those who secured blanket bails, they are advocate general. What is the agenda here?".</p>.<p>Deol is a senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and has been a counsel for former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini. He had been representing the ex-top cop in various cases against him.</p>.<p><em>(Inputs from PTI)</em></p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p>Despite Charanjit Singh Channi's appointment as Punjab Chief Minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu was widely seen as the one pulling the strings.</p>.<p>The infighting between Captain and Sidhu led to the toppling of the Amarinder Singh-led government, a move that earned Congress wide criticism of not keeping its house in order. However, his shock exit as PCC President stumped the party even as Channi was seen as a Sidhu loyalist.</p>.<p>Senior Congress leader, Harish Rawat, went to the extent of saying that Sidhu would lead Punjab in the upcoming polls.</p>.<p><strong>Then why did Sidhu quit?</strong><br /><br />It seems that Sidhu was unhappy over the appointments to important administrative posts by the party, and announced his resignation as state party chief over this.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/cant-handle-insult-amarinder-singh-to-leave-congress-says-not-joining-bjp-1035778.html" target="_blank">'Can't handle insult': Amarinder Singh to leave Congress, says not joining BJP</a></strong></p>.<p>Sidhu is set to meet CM Channi at 3 pm in Chandigarh on Thursday.</p>.<p>Sidhu's key rival, Randhawa, was awarded the post of one of the state's two deputy chief ministers. He was deemed to be one of the factors behind Sidhu's resignation</p>.<p>The other 2 appointments were senior IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota and A P S Deol, the state's new advocate general.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/sidhu-to-meet-punjab-cm-channi-at-3-pm-sunil-jakhar-says-enough-is-enough-1035761.html" target="_blank">Sidhu to meet Punjab CM Channi at 3 PM, Sunil Jakhar says 'enough is enough'</a></strong></p>.<p>“My dear Punjabis, my 17 years of political journey has been for a purpose – to improve the lives of the people of Punjab, to make a difference and to take a stand on politics of issues. This has been my 'dharma' and my duty.</p>.<p>“Till today, I have no personal grudge against anyone, nor have I fought personal battles,” Sidhu said in a video posted on Twitter, a day after he resigned</p>.<p>Apparently referring to senior IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, who has been given the additional charge of the director general of Punjab Police, Sidhu said, “Today, I see there is a compromise on those issues."</p>.<p>In an apparent reference to the 2015 desecration of Guru Granth Sahib incidents in Faridkot, he said his first priority was to fight for justice the people have been eagerly waiting for.</p>.<p>"I see those who had given clean chits to the Badals six years ago ... have been given the responsibility of delivering justice," he added. Sahota was the head of a special investigation team formed in 2015 by the then Akali government to probe the sacrilege incidents.</p>.<p>In another veiled jibe, directed at Deol. he said, "My soul jitters when I see those who secured blanket bails, they are advocate general. What is the agenda here?".</p>.<p>Deol is a senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and has been a counsel for former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini. He had been representing the ex-top cop in various cases against him.</p>.<p><em>(Inputs from PTI)</em></p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>