A new rift seems to have appeared between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu over remarks made by two of Sidhu’s newly-appointed advisors on Jammu and Kashmir. Sidhu summoned the two advisors for a rush meeting on Monday, a day after CM Amarinder publicly attacked Sidhu for the comments, calling them “atrocious and ill-conceived” as well as “anti-national”.

Meanwhile, amid the threat of a potential third wave of Covid-19, the Prime Minister’s Office has scheduled a crucial review meeting with the health ministry to look into preparedness for the pandemic.