Navjot Singh Sidhu meets PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar, calls him 'elder brother'

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Congress panel chief Sunil Jakhar and others amid mounting speculation over whether the former will be made the new party head of the state unit.

Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar and several MLAs on Saturday, amid mounting speculation over whether the party will appoint the cricketer-turned-politician as the next head of its state unit. After the meeting with Jakhar, which lasted more than half-an-hour, Sidhu said he is his elder brother and a guiding force. Jakhar, in turn, described Sidhu as a capable man. Sidhu left his residence in Patiala and reached Jakhar's residence in Panchkula about 65 km away around 10.45 am, an aide said. After meeting Jakhar, Sidhu met other party leaders, including some ministers, in Chandigarh.