Amarinder to pit strong candidate against Sidhu

In a virtual revolt against the Congress leadership's decision to prop up Punjab PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu as the face of the party in the 2022 election, former CM Captain Amarinder Singh declared he would pit a strong candidate against his bête noire to "ensure his defeat" in the polls.
Amarinder, who had stepped down as CM citing repeated humiliation by the party, reiterated that he was keeping his “options open" about his political future. He said his objective was to prevent Sidhu from becoming CM at the cost of his own career, including “any sacrifice to save the country from such a dangerous man". “I was ready to leave after a victory, but never after a loss," Amarinder said.