Former Muktsar MLA Karan Kaur Brar has launched a sharp attack on Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, accusing him of deepening divisions within the party. In a statement to The Tribune on Wednesday, Brar, who is the daughter-in-law of former Punjab Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar, said that the state Congress president has only increased internal conflicts and expressed concern for the party's future.
Brar criticises Warring's leadership
Brar asserted that if she were in Raja Warring's position, she would have resigned, claiming that many senior party leaders no longer support him. She also criticised some of Warring's remarks during the Tarn Taran by-election campaign, stating that such statements should not have been made. Notably, Muktsar is Raja Warring's hometown.
“The state Congress president is ultimately appointed by the party high command, but the current state president has only increased internal conflicts. I am concerned about the party's future, as the ongoing infighting can cost the Congress dearly in the upcoming elections,” Brar said.
Channi backed for state presidency
Brar backed former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, saying that if the Congress high command appoints Channi as the party's state president at the earliest, the party has the potential to return to power in Punjab. She described Channi as more experienced and pointed out that the Congress won the recently held municipal elections in his constituency, unlike Warring, who lost in his own constituency.
“He actually wants to change his constituency to Muktsar. He should look after his constituency,” she said.
Strained relations with Warring
Brar revealed that she remains in regular contact with senior Congress leaders, including Channi, but claimed that Warring has never interacted with her. She alleged that Warring and his team fielded candidates on their own during the municipal elections and Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, without informing her about party meetings. “I was not informed about any meeting or consulted during the selection of candidates in my constituency. Still, I appealed through a video for people to vote for the Congress. I am a Congress activist and will remain one forever,” she said.
Future election plans
Brar expressed willingness to contest the next Assembly election if the Congress gives her a ticket. She claimed to have learned from sources in Delhi that her name, along with that of Amrita (Raja Warring's wife), is being considered in internal surveys for the Muktsar seat. The rift between Brar and Warring has been long-standing, with Brar not campaigning in recent local body polls.
