Punjab government increases security cover of Sidhu, bullet-proof vehicle provided: Sources
India | January 10, 2019 10:25 ISTThe Congress party had sought the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security cover for Sidhu in November last year.
The Congress party had sought the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security cover for Sidhu in November last year.
The BJP, however, has defended its performance, with Home Minister Rajnath Singh saying the polls were fought on the basis of the work done by the state governments.
On Navjot Sidhu’s remarks that Rahul Gandhi was his Captain, the Chief Minister said that this was hardly an issue to be raised as Sidhu had always treated him as a fatherly figure.
The cricketer-turned-politician has now been advised complete rest for three to five days.
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Two days back, Sidhu had mocked Amarinder Singh in Hyderabad when reporters asked him about going to Pakistan, to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kartarpur corridor, despite his disapproval.
Many Punjab ministers have demanded his resignation over his jibe at Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and calling Rahul Gandhi as his 'captain'.
A day after Punjab local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s statement that Congress president Rahul Gandhi is his captain and that CM Capt Amarinder Singh is 'an army captain', knives were out in the state Congress.
Sidhu's actions and statements have caused lot of embarrassment to the Congress, and it is time that the party reins its voluble ex-cricketer.
“Get your facts right before you distort them, Rahul Gandhi Ji never asked me to go to Pakistan," Sidhu tweeted.
Now that we have shown the true face of Gopal Singh Chawla, Sidhu should apologize for siding with our enemies who vow to dismember India.
Meanwhile, Chawla, a prominent pro-Khalistan separatist leader shared his purported photograph with the Punjab Cabinet minister on social media.
“There were probably 5-10,000 pictures taken of and with me there (in Pakistan), I don't know who is Gopal Chawla,” news agency ANI quoted him as saying.
Khalistani separatist leader Gopal Chawla was also seen shaking hands with Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa during Kartarpur event.
The Kartarpur Corridor, which will facilitate the visa-free travel of Sikh pilgrims on both sides, is expected to be completed within six months.
The Kartarpur Corridor, which will facilitate the visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, is expected to be completed within six months.
The Punjab chief minister, however, said that he acceded to Sidhu’s request for permission as he did not believe in stopping anyone from undertaking a “personal visit”.
“I feel that this corridor will be a bridge and erase enmity. It will increase people to people contact and bring peace. It is my belief that there are possibilities in it," Sidhu said.
Sidhu, who claimed to have paved way for Kartarpur Corridor clearance during his visit to attend Pak PM Imran Khan's oath taking ceremony, said, "Good deeds speak for themselves, the hand only interprets their eloquence."
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the groundbreaking ceremony of the project on November 28.
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