The turmoil over the captaincy of Captain Amarinder Singh for a long time came to an end on Saturday. Amidst the strife in the Punjab Congress for a long time, the Congress leadership finally took a big decision and Captain Amarinder had to give up the captaincy of Punjab. After the resignation of Amarinder Singh from the post of Chief Minister, which side the politics of Punjab will sit, it will be known only in the coming elections, but a look at the recent developments shows that the Congress has decided to remove the Captain only after assessing the political gains and losses. has decided. However, now the biggest question here is who will occupy the chair of Punjab after Captain. Although many names are coming up in the race for the post of Chief Minister of Punjab, Sunil Jakhar is believed to be the most contender.
The names of Navjot Singh Sidhu, former Punjab unit president Sunil Jakhar, former ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa are in the news as the new Chief Minister of Punjab. Not only this, the names of former Union Ministers Ambika Soni, Brahm Mohindra, Vijay Inder Singla, Punjab Congress Working President Kuljit Singh Nagra etc. are also discussed. But among all these names, Sunil Jakhar's upper hand seems to be the most. Sunil Jakhar has not only been the recent chief of Punjab Congress, but he is also the Jat face of Congress. Many equations are testifying that Sunil Jakhar will be the first choice of Congress and Congress has snatched the captaincy from Captain to destroy BJP's plans with this arrow in the upcoming elections.
In fact, the way farmers are protesting against the central government's agricultural laws, especially in Punjab-Haryana, the way there is resentment among the Jats against the BJP, in such a situation, the Congress has hardly any better than Sunil Jakhar. Have more options. Sunil Jakhar is not only a veteran leader of Congress, but also a Hindu Jat and he has good acceptance among Sikhs as well. Sunil Jakhar comes from a Jat family in Punjab and in view of the opposition of the Jats to the agricultural laws, Congress can shoot many targets with one arrow by making Sunil Jakhar the Chief Minister. Even though the Jats have not been as dominant as the Sikhs in Punjab politics, but in the form of Sunil Jakhar, the Congress can take advantage of the resentment of the Jats from western Uttar Pradesh to Punjab and Rajasthan.
Sunil Jakhar is such a leader of Punjab, whose acceptance is also in the Sikh community. It is true that the Akalis have always got more votes of the traditional Sikhs than the Congress. But in the new equation changed after the agricultural laws, the Congress can take advantage of this, because there have been reports of displeasure of the people of Punjab with the Akali regarding the agricultural laws. In fact, the Congress in Punjab has been based on Hindu votes apart from Sikhs. In such a situation, the party feels that a section of Sikhs and Hindus can be brought in by Jakhar.
One more thing goes in favor of Sunil Jakhar that his acceptance is from Sidhu camp to Captain camp. Captain Amarinder Singh is also not his opponent like Navjot Singh Sidhu has been doing. If Congress makes Jakhar the CM, then the Captain will not be able to openly revolt, because he has not openly said anything against Jakhar, but has even told Sidhu a friend of Pakistan. Apart from this, Congress can try to send a message in many states by making a Jat the Chief Minister in the era of farmers' movement. Since the assembly elections are going to be held in UP next year and the number of Jats in western Uttar Pradesh is also better, in such a situation, the Congress can think of taking the votes of the Jats in its favor. If the speculation about Jakhar turns out to be correct, Sunil Jakhar could become the first Hindu chief minister after the reorganization of the states in 1966. His father Balram Jakhar was the Speaker of Parliament for two terms from 1980 to 1989.
