Kaur maintained that she remains in touch with the high command and will not compromise on her stance, claiming she has support from the AICC and 70 per cent of the Congress. “The entire overseas Congress and high command leaders are with me. Seventy per cent of Punjab Congress is with me. I have spoken the truth; now the ball is in the high command’s court,” she said.

Kaur added that she had apprised central leaders about her statements, which she claimed were twisted. “I have told them that the Sidhus would not side with thieves. I do not consider Raja Warring the Punjab party president. There are four–five leaders who are harming the party, and if the party wants to form a government in the state, it should sideline such leaders,” she claimed.

Regarding her controversial statement after meeting Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Kaur said her comments were distorted by the media. She further alleged that those troubled by her statements own 10,000 acres of land in the Shivalik range and, in collaboration with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, want to legalize the land. She said she stands firmly against this.

Kaur added that she had wanted to raise these issues with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, but before she could meet him, she received an appointment with the governor. “I was hoping that Rahul Gandhi would address these issues and become the ‘hero.’ He was misguided by people around him, resulting in a delay. Until then, I got my appointment with the governor. I wanted Rahul to give this presentation there because it is a matter of Punjab’s victory,” she said.

Reacting to her suspension, Kaur said, “This notice has been issued by a state president who has no legitimacy. Many such notices are issued. Discussions are taking place with the party, but we have one condition — we will not support thieves. If we want to form a government, remove those who are destroying the party.”

Not only Randhawa, other party leaders, Rajbir Singh Bhullar, district president of Congress in Tarn Taran, and also Congress candidate for Tarn Taran bypoll Karanbir Singh Burj, who unsuccessfully fought the bypoll last month, have sent a legal notice to Kaur.

She had alleged that Burj gave Rs 10 crore to two Punjab Congress leaders for the party ticket. However, Burj denounced the allegations as baseless and asked her to provide a source of information.

Another leader, Anil Joshi, is also set to send a legal notice for criminal defamation.