New Delhi: In an attack launched by Congress state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, he said that “people at the top” want a weak chief minister, who was later unnecessarily distorted according to his aide on his statement. Gone.
Addressing his supporters, Sidhu attacked the Congress high command, claiming that “they want a CM who can dance to his tune”.
“People at the top want a weak chief minister who can dance to his tunes,” Sidhu said.
#Watch , “If a new Punjab is to be created, it is in the hands of the chief minister… This time you have to choose the chief minister. People at the top want a weak chief minister who can dance to their tune. Do you want such a CM,” he said. State Congress chief Navjot S Sidhu said amid sloganeering by supporters.(03.02) pic.twitter.com/pNfQoMnHjk
— ANI (@ANI) 4 February 2022
Later, his aide clarified that he referred to the central government and not the Congress leadership in his statements, according to sources cited by PTI.
Congress will announce its CM face on February 6 for the upcoming assembly elections.
Sidhu’s statement came after Congress sources had told PTI a day ago that Channi may be declared as the chief ministerial face of the Congress.
In recent times, both Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Sidhu have defended being declared as the party’s chosen person for the top post, either directly or roundly.
Addressing his supporters and workers after returning from Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir, Sidhu also targeted SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who is contesting against the Congress President from Amritsar East.
Sidhu lashed out at the Akali Dal for “plundering” the state apart from its alleged mismanagement and “protecting criminals”.
They kept a “gunda raj”, he confirmed.
Taking a jibe at Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal, he found whether he was giving Rs 1,000 per month to every woman above the age of 18 in the national capital, as the Delhi Chief Minister did in Punjab.
What is his stand on SYL. He should clarify,” said Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal Sidhu.
He said that in the last assembly race people had shown mirror to AAP and even then Kejriwal’s wish was to become the chief minister here.
Attacking the Delhi CM, he said that he needs to go through the controller from Delhi.
Sidhu said, ‘I have to say one thing that if a new Punjab is to be created, it is in the hands of the Chief Minister.’
Sidhu said, “You have to choose the CM this time. If you put an honest person at the top, honesty will go to the bottom.”
Sidhu served notice to the then Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, saying that he had made Singapore an important economy in the world.
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The cricketer-turned-politician, at that time, changed gears and said that the individuals at the top needed a weak CM who could dance to his tune.
“Do you want such a CM? Tell me, Sidhu asks the gathering, who respond by saying that they want a CM like Sidhu.
Later, during his discourse, referring to the February 20 polls, he said that the battle is between “dharma and adharma”, and that “dharma” consistently wins.
He said, “Sidhu will become X (East), Chief Minister will become X one day, we all will become X one day when we leave this body. But Congress workers will never become X.” Party.
Hitting out at Majithia, Sidhu said that he has put up huge hoardings in Amritsar East.
“He thinks that by putting up these boards, he has become a big don. If you have to put up boards, like Sidhu, put them in people’s hearts,” he said.
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