Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President, is among Congress' stalwart leaders and would be a key candidate of the grand old party in the forthcoming Punjab Assembly Elections 2022. He was born on October 20, 1963. Navjot Sidhu will be contesting election from Amritsar (East) constituency. Polling in Punjab will be held in one single phase on February 20. Navjot Singh Sidhu has been a professional cricketer and part of the Indian cricket team who retired from international cricket in 1999. Navjot Sidhu began his political innings with BJP and won the Lok Sabha election from the Amritsar seat in 2004. With many ups and downs during his tenure with BJP, Sidhu joined Congress in 2017 and since then has been part of the party. For over two years now, Sidhu has remained part of various controversies and in-party fighting. First, Sidhu was widely criticised for hugging Pakistan army chief and Imran Khan during the inauguration ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor while post that Sidhu has remained surrounded with in-party fighting in the Punjab unit of Congress. Sidhu upped the ante against former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in the quest to push himself for the top job in the state. Though, the Congress party did not elevate him as Chief Minister of state but made him the President of PPCC. In the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, Sidhu who is being constantly attacked by several party leaders from Amarinder Singh's camp is expected to face a tough contest, both from within the party and opposition. Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at several public platforms has challenged Sidhu saying that he will not let Sidhu become the next chief minister of Punjab as the latter is a threat to national security due to his closeness with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and its Army Chief.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu, recently underwent a lengthy surgery for breast cancer, lasting over three hours. Sidhu shared details of the surgery on social media, describing it as a "rarest of rare metastasis" operation.
Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has returned to commentary ahead of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He will be doing Hindi commentary on Star Sports much to the delight of the fans. He is returning to do the job after a long gap.
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu had earlier held three rallies, including two in Bathinda and one in Hoshiarpur, without consulting the state unit. Sidhu also posted a cryptic video message on social media against people who make "compromises".
Navjot Singh Sidhu, a former MP, had lost the 2022 assembly elections from Amritsar East seat. The general elections are expected to be held between April and May 2024.
Making a statement on excise policy in Punjab, Navjot Sidhu alleged that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann came under pressure from liquor contractors and did not form a corporation for the sale of alcohol.
The cricketer-turned-politician also filed an RTI to seek information about the use of private jets by Bhagwant Mann. He alleged that the jets are being used for AAP's activities in other states.
Sidhu said that the “security lapse will not deter him from raising his voice for Punjab”
On Friday, Navjot Singh Sidhu met Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Taking to Twitter, Navjot Singh Sidhu shared a photo with Rahul and Priyanka saying, "Met my Mentor Rahul ji and Friend, Philosopher, Guide Priyanka ji in New Delhi Today."
Navjot Singh Sidhu case: The former Punjab Congress chief was undergoing a year's rigorous imprisonment in Patiala jail in connection to a 1988 road rage case.
An emotional Sidhu in a letter to her husband said she is waiting for him and 'probably suffering more than him'.
Interestingly, the file is with the chief minister, who has not approved it yet.
Daler Mehndi has been kept in barrack number 10 where Sidhu is also undergoing his sentence, a jail official said, requesting anonymity. Majithia has been lodged in the neighbouring barrack in a drugs case registered against him in December last year.
Navjot Sidhu had earlier moved an application before the court of Patiala chief judicial magistrate, the day he surrendered in 34-yr-old case, seeking permission for special diet to be made available to him from home given his health complications.
Former Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu had been lodged in the barrack with four other prisoners sources stated.
Former Punjab Congress chief Sidhu was sentenced to one year in jail on Thursday by the Supreme Court in a 1988 road rage case On Friday, he approached the apex court seeking a few weeks to surrender to "organise his medical affairs".
Navjot Singh Sidhu, 58, was sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment in a 1988 road-rage case by the Supreme Court.
Sidhu has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment in the 1988 road rage case. The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered its order on the review petition in a three-decade-old road rage case filed by the victim's family against Navjot Singh Sidhu.
The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a sentence of one-year rigorous imprisonment on the cricketer-turned-politician in the 1988 road rage case, saying any undue sympathy to impose an inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system and undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of law.
Navjot Singh Sidhu was sent to one year in jail in connection to a road rage incident where a 65-year-old man passed away. The incident took place in 1988.
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