The Congress on Tuesday continued firefighting efforts in Punjab, where it is trying to appease rebel MLAs who have questioned Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's leadership ahead of next year's election. Punjab is one of just three states that the party rules on its own. A three-member committee, set up by party chief Sonia Gandhi to resolve this issue, today met cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu - who is Amarinder Singh's biggest rival within the party. After the meeting he said: "Punjab jitega, punjabiyat jeetegi (Punjab will win, Punjabis will win).