Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who has been suspended from the Congress over her “Rs 500 crore for chief minister’s chair” remark, said on Wednesday that she and her husband will “always be with the party”.
Navjot, wife of former Punjab Congress president and former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, also launched a sharp attack on state unit president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, accusing him of “destroying” the party.
On Monday, the Punjab Congress had suspended Navjot from the primary membership of the party for her remark that sparked a political row.
In a series of posts on X on Wednesday, Navjot said, "We are and will always be with the Congress and win our Punjab state and gift it to our own humble, loving and sacrificing Gandhi family." Targeting Warring, she said 70 “efficient, honest and loyal” leaders are in touch with her, "whom you have disassociated with the Congress and who are deserving winning candidates for Congress tickets."
"The Congress will win Punjab despite your focus on destroying 70 per cent of our seats where you have already given dummy tickets to ineffectual people," she alleged in a post on X.
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On Tuesday, Navjot had alleged that many tickets in Punjab for polls had already been "sold". Slamming Warring, she asked the state unit president why he was defeated in his own constituency twice. It was because his focus is on destroying Congress and that he was “in collusion with the Opposition party” to defeat Congress candidates, she further alleged in the post. “The Congress will always be together to fight against people like you,” she said.
She alleged that the state unit president, instead of listening to her video, distorted facts and abused her, forcing her to speak. “You could have clarified that I clearly said that the Congress has never asked me for money. Then, on being asked why Sidhu is not becoming CM from any other party, my reply was that we don't have 500 crore to spend,” she said.
Taking on Warring, Navjot said, “You were kicked out of Gujarat for selling tickets and bought fancy cars, land and subways. Ready for the IT explanation? Raja Warring, don't use your dogs to bark who were given tickets because of you." She further questioned him, “Why are you constantly working against the Congress and defeating candidates and forcing them to join other parties?” “All 5 MLAs of Amritsar were against the person whom you made president, ignoring 34 seniors. Same thing you have done in collusion with corrupt people and are forcing good people to leave the Congress,” she alleged.
Navjot rubbishes legal notice, says she stands by every word
Navjot Kaur strongly rebutted the legal notice sent to her by Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, terming it “without merit” and asserting that she stands by every word she has spoken.
Navjot said she will not be intimidated by legal threats and made it clear that if Randhawa fails to withdraw his notice, she is prepared to pursue legal action against him. She maintained that her statements were well within her Constitutional right to freedom of speech and were based on information already reported in the media. “I merely highlighted issues of public interest. No part of my statement violates the law,” she said.
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