After his much-discussed meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh kept everybody guessing after a mysterious parlay with NSA Ajit Doval. Singh, after his ouster as the CM, has been taking a nationalistic line against his bete noire Navjot Singh Sidhu, accusing him of being a security threat in a border state. Meanwhile, there are reports that the Congress leaders are frantically attempting to bring Singh back to the party fold, to pre-empt any defection to the BJP.
Amid speculation over his future move after resigning as Punjab chief minister, Singh said he discussed the prolonged farmers stir with HM Shah. After his meeting that lasted for about 45 minutes, Singh tweeted: "Met Union Home Minister Amit Shahji in Delhi. Discussed the prolonged farmers' agitation against #FarmLaws & urged him to resolve the crisis urgently with the repeal of the laws & guarantee MSP, besides supporting Punjab in crop diversification. #NoFarmersNoFood."
However, the politically significant meeting, which came days after Singh resigned as chief minister after accusing the Congress of humiliating him, raised speculation over his future plans ahead of the polls in Punjab with some political analysts viewing it as an indication that Singh may be seeking the support of the BJP.
After the Singh-Shah meeting, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that Amit Shah's residence has become the centre of anti-dalit politics.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, he said, "the arrogance of the those sitting in power has been hurt. Because if a dalit is made the Chief Minister, then they ask who is making the decisions in the Congress." "The centre of anti-dalit politics is nowhere else but Amit Shah's residence," he alleged.