"New Punjab Government Should Have Been Careful": Navjot Sidhu's Advisor

Dubbing Amarinder Singh's allegation that Navjot Sidhu may move to another party speculation, Ms Sidhu's advisor told NDTV that the former Chief Minister "must have been confused" while making the comment.

Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's new government ought to have been more careful in taking decisions and not precipitated the crisis in the Punjab Congress, according to an advisor to Navjot Singh Sidhu, the state party unit chief who resigned today.

Dubbing Congress leader Amarinder Singh's allegation that Mr Sidhu may move to another party speculation, the cricketer-turned-politician's advisor Surinder Dalla today told NDTV that the former Chief Minister "must have been confused" while making the comment.

"Mr Sidhu's fight is one of principles," Mr Dalla said. "People should understand that for any political party or elected representative, the prime issue is the issue of one's own state."

When asked if Mr Sidhu had opposed legislator SS Randhawa being made a minister in Punjab, Mr Dalla said, "The issue was not about 'which individual must get which ministry'. The principle in question was whether there was any forward movement, from day one, on the 18 points that had been agreed upon?"