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Pargat Singh Says ‘Congress Is United’ as He Takes Charge of Punjab Unit
Pargat Singh said he would focus on Punjab’s issues and clean politics as Congress leaders projected unity ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
- Pargat Singh formally assumed charge as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president at Punjab Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday, October 11, 2026, amid heavy rains on the first day of Navratri.
- Congress affairs in-charge Sachin Pilot congratulated the new president, praising his background as an Olympic athlete and former Indian hockey captain while commending outgoing president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.
- Pilot stated "no hard work ever goes to waste" regarding Warring's tenure, while Pargat emphasized commitment to clean politics and criticized the AAP for harming Punjab.
- Channi urged a united fight for "Punjabiyat," farmers, and laborers against those he claimed were "looting" the state, while Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa called for a new government to protect businesses.
- Under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, the party aims to work tirelessly to win the coming Assembly elections, though AICC general secretary Venugopal was unable to attend due to prior engagements.
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Vowing clean politics, Pargat Singh takes charge as Punjab Congress chief; leaders put up united front amid rain - The Tribune
Putting up a united front, senior Congress leaders gathered at the party headquarters here on Sunday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of newly appointed Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Pargat Singh, even as rain played spoilsport.
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Who Is Pargat Singh? From Hockey to Politics, He Took Charge of the Punjab Congress - India TV Hindi
Former Indian hockey captain and Olympian Pargat Singh has been appointed the new president of the Punjab Congress. Pargat Singh, a three-time MLA from Jalandhar Cantt, took charge at Congress Bhawan.
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