Rahul Gandhi disconnected from ground realities: Navjot Kaur Sidhu's big attack

Expelled Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu has openly criticised Rahul Gandhi's leadership, alleging corruption within the party and predicting a no-show for the Congress in the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls.

Expelled Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu has launched a blistering attack on party leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of being disconnected from ground realities and predicted the party’s defeat in the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls.

Speaking at a rally in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, Sidhu said Gandhi “talks sense” but fails to match words with action. She claimed she had sought time for eight months to flag alleged wrongdoing in the Punjab unit, including claims that election tickets had already been “sold”, but were ignored.

“If you don’t know what’s happening beneath you, then I’m sorry. You don’t deserve that chair,” she said, holding Rahul Gandhi responsible for the situation and sparking internal rumblings within the Punjab Congress unit.

Sidhu also alleged that promises made to her and her husband, senior leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, including a deputy chief minister’s post and an MP ticket, were not honoured.

Questioning Gandhi’s anti-corruption pitch, Sidhu accused his inner circle of shielding corrupt leaders and sidelining honest voices, warning that the party would “not win Punjab” if the course was not corrected.

“You gave us local bodies and tourism, and you wanted them to be run according to the CM. Why are you talking against corruption when your own people are corrupt? You're liking those corrupt people around you. The people surrounding you are totally corrupt. You have no time for the honest people who want to come and tell you that this is going wrong,” she said.