Disgruntled Pargat SIngh meets Punjab CM, stresses need to improve performance

Congress MLA Pargat Singh, whose letter indicting his own government for poor show in Punjab had appeared in the media recently, here on Wednesday met Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, underscoring the 'need for improvement in performance'.

The CM had called the Jalandhar Cantonment legislator for a meeting at his residence after his letter, in which he claimed that the state government "failed" fulfil poll promises, was leaked in the media recently.

The letter, a copy of which was also sent to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the party's Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar, was written about a month ago.

"I told the chief minister that people want the same CM which they had seen saw in the previous term during 2002-2007. People gave mandate on that basis in 2017," said the former Indian hockey captain after the meeting.

The meeting between both the leaders lasted about 35-40 minutes.

The MLA said he told the CM that there was "a need for improvement in the performance of the ...