Navjot Kaur Sidhu expelled from Congress, days after she ‘quit’ party

Navjot Kaur Sidhu expelled from Congress after sharp criticism of Rahul Gandhi and party leadership amid political turmoil in Punjab.

AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel on Friday (February 6, 2026) said Navjot Kaur Sidhu has been expelled from the Congress, days after she said she had quit the party.

Asked to throw light on Ms. Sidhu's status in the Congress, Mr. Baghel told reporters in Amritsar that the party had suspended her earlier and now she has been expelled.

Mr. Baghel was in Amritsar to address the party's ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram Rally’.

Ms. Sidhu, wife of senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, countered by launching a sharp attack, in an apparent dig at party leader Rahul Gandhi.

"Pappu has finally put a stamp on his name. A leader who thinks that he is the only honest and knowledgeable person, totally unaware of the ground realities. People working for him in his inner circle succeed in keeping him in exile and enjoying luxuries of life selling tickets long before he takes any decision," she said in a post on X.

"He takes more than 6 months to react to an emergency call, by which time loss is inevitable. Before asking people to join him, he should check out with his so-called supporters that are they ready to be honest???