Navjot Sidhu slams Punjab CM over threat: 'Everyone who speaks truth becomes your enemy'

Coming to his aide Pargat Singh's defence, Congress leer Navjot Sidhu claimed that anyone who spoke "truth" h become an enemy for Punjab CM Amarinder Singh. dressing a press briefing on Monday, Jalandhar Cantonment MLA revealed that he h threatened with a police case. According to former Indian Hockey team captain, CM h conveyed message through his political secretary Captain Sandeep Sandhu that he should be rey to face action. 

Pargat Singh was among those who participated in a recent meeting of MLAs and Ministers to pressurize Chief Minister to act against perpetrators of sacrilege and police firing cases. Reacting to this development a day earlier, Sidhu stressed that raising issues of people was constitutional right of elected representatives which would le to strengning of Congress. Moreover, he dubbed Punjab CM's purported threat as a sign of his "insecurity". 

rift between Sidhu & CM widens

After winning Amritsar East seat on a Congress ticket in 2017 Punjab Assembly polls by a margin of 42,809 votes, Sidhu was inducted into Cabinet. However, a series of events led to  ex-swashbuckling batsman tendering his resignation from Cabinet in July 2019. se include Punjab CM openly slamming Sidhu for his 2018 visit to Pakistan where he hugged Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, losing key portfolios and denial of ticket to Navjot Kaur Sidhu in 2019 General Election.

While former cricketer continues to be an MLA, he has maintained a distance from party activities. Though Singh and Sidhu attempted to resolve ir differences over tea on March 17, 2021, a positive outcome proved to be elusive. relationship took a turn for worse after Punjab & Haryana HC quashed SIT probe into firing cases on April 9. Breaking his silence on Sidhu's attacks, Singh on April 27 dared him to contest from Patiala in 2022 polls and predicted that he will lose his deposit.

Moreover, he contended that cricketer-turned-politician wanted to join some or party. Ruling out possibility of replacing Sunil Jakhar as Punjab Congress president, CM asserted that he would oppose suggestion of giving top post to Sidhu. ditionally, he also dismissed claim of ex-BJP MP on Deputy CM's position. Meanwhile, cricketer-turned-politician has dared Amarinder Singh to take action amid speculation that  Punjab Vigilance Bureau is investigating some allegations against him and his aides.