Punjab live updates: Ajay Maken rebukes Kapil Sibal over remarks on Punjab crisis

Soon after former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh met home minister Amit Shah, the Congress hit out at the BJP leader, alleging his residence has become the "new centre of anti-Dalit politics".

Maken alleged that leaders like Sibal are demoralising the party cadres who have stood by the Congress ideology.

Senior Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh, who was unceremoniously removed as chief minister of Punjab by the grand old party, met Union home minister Amit Shah here on Wednesday amid speculations about his future move.

Discussed the prolonged farmers agitation & urged him to resolve the crisis urgently, tweets Amarinder Singh

Delhi congress workers from Chandni Chowk district reach Kapil Sibal's house with 'get well soon' boards.

'Discussed prolonged farmers’ agitation & urged him to resolve the crisis urgently'

Kapil Sibal is misleading. Sonia Gandhi Ji making decisions in the party. Unfortunate that an experienced person like Kapil Sibal doesn't know decisions are being taken. Those committed to ideology of Congress will never leave the party: Chhattisgarh minister & Congress leader TS Singh Deo

With several Congress leaders quitting the party and its Punjab unit in turmoil, senior party leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday demanded that an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president.

Punjab Police has immediately withdrawn the security cover of former advocate general Atul Nanda and 19 advisors and OSDs of former chief minister Amarinder Singh as well as his wife and Patiala MP Preneet Kaur on Wednesday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu's surprise resignation as Punjab Congress chief drew a flurry of political reactions on Wednesday. Earlier today, Sidhu broke his silence over the resignation and expressed reservations over the appointments of the director general of police, advocate general and "tainted" leaders.

Sonia Gandhi ji had ensured that Kapil Sibal becomes a minister in Union Cabinet despite not having organizational background. Everyone in the party is being heard. Want to tell Mr Sibal & others that they shouldn't degrade the organization that gave them an identity: Ajay Maken, Congress

Asserting that stability in Punjab is essential for national security, the BJP on Wednesday hit out at the Congress over the political volatility in the border state and called it a "collosal failure" of Rahul Gandhi.

Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah in Delhi

Former Punjab CM and Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh reaches Union home minister Amit Shah's house in Delhi

Congress should leave armchair politics; if it is unable to fight BJP, we will do it: TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee

Party workers assemble at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali on Wednesday morning and proceed to the chief minister’s residence from there. The purpose is to highlight the injustice being done to 2lakh farmers across 19 districts of the state whose lands are being acquired for peanuts for road projects under the Bharat Mala project.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has appealed to farmers whose land has been acquired at low rates by the Punjab to support the party’s protest march to chief minister chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s residence on Wednesday.

We are not 'jee huzoor 23'. It is very clear. We will keep talking. We will continue to reiterate our demands: Kapil Sibal, one of the 23 party leaders who wrote a letter to Congress president last year demanding a slew of organizational reforms

Every Congressman of the country should think as to how the party can be strengthened. Those who have left should come back because Congress alone can save this republic: Kapil Sibal

We (leaders of G23) are not the ones who will leave the party and go anywhere else. It is ironic. Those who were close to them (party leadership) have left & those whom they don't consider to be close to them are still standing with them: Congress leader Kapil Sibal