Harish Rawat faces flak for 'Panj Pyare' remark, SAD leader urges Punjab govt to book him for hurting Sikh sentiments

Reports coming in from Punjab say that Harish Rawat has apologised, saying that he had no intention to hurt the Sikh sentiments and it was wrong on his part to compare the working presidents with 'Panj Pyare'.

New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljeet S Cheema has flayed Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat for his 'Panj Pyare' remark and asked the state government to lodge a case agianst the senior Congress leader for hurting sentiments of the Sikh community, giving a new twist to the ongoing factional feud in the state Congress ahead of the next year's Assembly election.  In a media interaction in Chandigarh, Harish Rawat said. "It was my responsibility to discuss with the PCC chief, his team and our "Panj Pyare" (Navjot Singh Sidhu+ four working presidents). Sidhu has told me that the discussions over polls, organizational structure will be geared up, rest assured, PCC is working."  Harish Rawat made this comment to boost Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu and four working presidents under him, but the remark has landed him in a controversy.