Summary:
Chandigarh, Sep 18 (PTI) AICC general secretary Harish Rawat and two observers reached here ahead of the Punjab Congress Legislative Party meeting, the announcement of which has triggered speculations about the fate of CM Amarinder Singh.
Senior Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Harish Chaudhary have been appointed as the party"s central observers for the CLP meeting scheduled for 5 pm on Saturday.
The announcement of the meeting was made on Friday night by Rawat, the in-charge of the Punjab affairs at the AICC. The AICC"s move to call the meeting after bypassing Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has come amid a rift in the Punjab Congress and triggered speculations in party circles about the fate of the leader.
Such meetings are usually called by the CM as he is the CLP leader in the state.
Several MLAs and some ministers close to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu have been seeking a meeting of the legislature party.
Sidhu and some other party leaders were present at the Chandigarh airport to receive Rawat and the two observers.