Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu claimed that the arrest of Punjab CM Channi’s kin before the upcoming state assembly elections seemed like a political vendetta.
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu. (Photo: PTI file)
Speaking on the controversy regarding the arrest of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s relative by the Enforcement Directorate, Navjot Singh Sidhu alleged that the move seems like a political vendetta.
“If ED arrests my relative, am I responsible? This seems like political vendetta to me. Why is it happening now days before the election?”, Navjot Singh Sidhu questioned, adding, “Let the law take its course.”
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The Punjab Congress chief’s remark follows after the Enforcement Directorate arrested CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew, Bhupinder Singh Honey, under money laundering charges, in connection with the illegal sand mining case.
On Congress’s CM face for Punjab
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Navjot Singh Sidhu talked about the Congress’s CM face and the upcoming polls in Punjab.
The Punjab Congress chief said, “I don’t know if I’ll be CM face. I’m not an astrologer. Only the party high command knows.”
He, however, added, “I joined politics to change things, not for a position. The high command’s wish is my command.”
Navjot Singh Sidhu said he will be with the Congress party till his last breath.
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