Amritsar: Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu Saturday called off his scheduled fast-unto-death at the last minute after BJP president Rajnath Singh and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal intervened regarding the issues of Amritsar raised by him.
Sidhu, the BJP MP from Amritsar since 2004, Friday announced that he will start a fast-unto-death from Saturday to seek development of his constituency.
The cricketer-turned-politician called off his proposed fast after Badal sent him a fax Saturday morning, assuring him to look into all the issues of development of Amritsar raised by him.
Sources in the BJP said that Rajnath Singh also communicated with Sidhu after he announced his fast and told him not to go ahead with it.
The chief minister had Friday described Sidhu's announcement as "unfortunate and unwarranted".
