Punjab CM Captain Amarinder to resign today

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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will resign ahead of the crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting in Chandigarh on Saturday evening, sources close to him said.

The CM will address the press at Punjab Raj Bhavan at 4.30 pm, The Tribune report said adding that the decision was taken at a meeting of MLAs close to him at his official residence in Chandigarh after 2 pm.

Earlier, hectic political activity was witnessed in the Punjab Congress hours before AICC-appointed observers Harish Chaudhary and Ajay Maken and Punjab Affairs incharge Harish Rawat arrived in Chandigarh to hold a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party, the report said.