Navjot Singh Sidhu's advisors may be sacked, Congress toughens stand, backs CM Amarinder

A section of Punjab Congress leaders had expressed their resentment over Amarinder Singh to party high command, demanding the removal of Captain as chief minister. They reportedly said that his working style is harming the party and the state.

NEW DELHI: AICC in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat has thrown hints that the newly appointed advisors of state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu may be sacked after a bitter political storm erupted over their highly objectionable comments on Kashmir and Pakistan. The senior Congress leader, while speaking to a TV news channel, expressed his sheer displeasure over the controversial statements made by the two advisors of Sidhu - Pyare Lal Garg and Malwinder Mali. Rawat said that their comments were clearly not in line with the stated official position of the party on Kashmir and Pakistan.