Sidhu throws googly at Congress, praises Bhagwant Mann, posts pic with Prashant Kishor

Navjot Singh Sidhu is upping the ante with each passing day as he hit out at the previous Punjab Congress government, calling it “mafia raj”. Apart from this, he also praised AAP’s Bhagwant Mann, as well as posted a selfie with Prashant Kishor, leaving political critics baffled about his next move.

Former Punjab Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu seems to be at the crossroads once again. The rebellious Congress leader seems to be miffed with the party high command after he was removed as PCC Chief and was not re-considered for the post again.

While 18 Congress candidates, including first timers, were able to win the Assembly election, Sidhu, despite being a political heavyweight, lost to AAP's Jeevanjyot Kaur in the recent polls. He could not even retain his own seat.

A section of the Congress leaders say that as PCC chief, Navjot Singh Sidhu was expected to keep the flock together, but he himself indulged in indiscipline. Be it Captain Amarinder Singh, Charanjit Singh Channi or the then home minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sidhu was never on the same page with his fellow Congress leaders.

According to Sidhu, it was not the Congress which ruled in Punjab for five years but the mafia-raj. He even claimed that the Congress government was influenced by the Akali Dal and failed to fulfill poll promises.

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Sidhu's outbursts against the then Congress government and the state leadership were treated as acts of indiscipline. Sidhu made more foes than friends. He not only lost his party position, but is now facing action over his behaviour.

A section of Congress leaders who believe Sidhu was responsible for the party's defeat in the elections now want action against him. Present PCC chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has also demanded action against Sidhu, saying his actions were weakening the party organisation.