Hope hard-earned peace won't be damaged, Amarinder Singh writes to Sonia Gandhi

The letter reflected the outgoing chief minister’s concerns about instability in Punjab as a result of the political developments in the state

Before resigning as the Punjab chief minister, Amarinder Singh wrote a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressing anguish over the internal wranglings in the Congress that have played out in the open over the past five months.

In the letter, Singh expressed the hope that the recent developments will not cause any damage to the “hard-earned” peace and development in the border state under his leadership.

“Notwithstanding my personal anguish, I hope this will not cause any damage to the hard-earned peace and development in the state, and that the efforts I have been focusing on during the last few years would continue unabated, ensuring justice to one and all,” Singh wrote in his letter to Gandhi.

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The letter, excerpts of which were shared by Singh’s office, reflected the outgoing chief minister’s concerns about instability in Punjab as a result of the political developments in the state unit of the Congress.

Singh said he was anguished at political events of the last five months, which were not based on the full understanding of the national imperatives of Punjab and its key concerns.

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“People of Punjab are looking up to Congress for its mature and effective public policies, which not only reflect upon good politics but also address the concerns of the common man that are specific to this border state,” the veteran leader said.

At the same time, he expressed satisfaction at having done his best for the people as the chief minister of Punjab, which, as a border state, "has many geo-political and other internal security concerns, which I tried to handle effectively without any compromise."

Singh resigned as the chief minister of Punjab on Saturday, five months ahead of the assembly polls in the state and capping a messy power struggle with arch-rival Navjot Singh Sidhu.

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