After Mohammad Faisal’s statement, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) launched a scathing attack on Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and accused him of lying on this issue.
Kartarpur Sahib is the place where the founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev breathed his last. It is located 4 km across the India-Pakistan border.
Before the Lok Sabha elections 2019, the Congress party is trying to corner the government over the Rafale issue.
Sitharaman said that when a person of Sidhu’s stature hugs chief of Pakistani army it demoralises people of the country.
Calling Sidhu an 'agent' of Pakistan, she said that the cricketer-turned-politician was being used as a puppet by the neighbouring country.
Sidhu had alleged that the Parkash and his son-- former deputy chief minister of Punjab and SAD president-- had given orders to the police to open fire at protesters at Behbal Kalan in 2015 that led to the death of two people.
In 1999, a sessions court had acquitted Sidhu but the order was quashed by the high court, which convicted him. In 2006, HC awarded him a three-year jail term.
Sidhu, who was present at the swearing-in of his "friend" Imran Khan as the Pakistan Prime Minister on August 18 in Islamabad, has been claiming that he has been virtually instrumental in getting the Kartarpur corridor opened to devotees.
For the last several days, there had been media reports that Gen Bajwa was in favour of resuming dialogue with India, but his remark about "revenge" gives a totally different impression.
Welcoming the reports, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu thanked his 'friend' Pakistan PM Imran Khan for the move. However, backtracked later saying he has no knowledge of opening of Kartarpur route.
Speaking during Pakistan's 53rd Defence Day held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, General Bajwa vowed to give a befitting reply to those casting an 'evil eye' on his country.
Sidhu said his seating at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister in Islamabad on August 18 was changed at the last minute and he did not know who sat next to him.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Sidhu has implicated India by hugging the Pakistan Army chief and instead of explaining his act he is lecturing us over peace.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Sidhu has implicated India by hugging the Pakistan Army chief and instead of explaining his act he is lecturing us over peace.
The case was filed under Indian Penal Case sections involving sedition, confirmed the lawyer.
Captain's statement came minutes after Navjot Singh Sidhu justified his hug with Bajwa in front of Indian media at the Attari-Wagah- border after his return.
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Sidhu was seen hugging Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa prior to the ceremony.
Sidhu, Minister of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums in the Punjab government, said he has brought 'a message of love' to Pakistan as a goodwill ambassador of India.
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