Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) on Monday evening suspended Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu from the party. PPCC President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring who is also Ludhiana MP signed an order suspending Navjot Kaur Sidhu.
The official order reads, "Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu is hereby suspended from the primary membership of the party with immediate effect."
Navjot Kaur Sidhu's suspension comes after her remarks on Punjab CM's post went viral on social media. Navjot Kaur Sidhu recently made a shocking claim that to become Chief Minister of Punjab from the Congress party you have to give Rs 500 crore in a suitcase. However, after a political backlash, Navjot Kaur took a U-turn saying that her statement was twisted.
Thereafter, Navjot Kaur intensified her attack on Punjab Congress leadership in an interview with News18 Punjabi.
She alleged that during Tarn Taran Byelection campaign- Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and LoP Pratap Bajwa deliberately remained silent about CM Mann.
She further alleged that Raja Warring also accepted Rs 5 crore from a councilor candidate. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Charanjit Channi, Sukhjinder Randhawa, and Pratap Singh Bajwa want to become Chief Minister and are working to destroy the Congress party.
To be precise, Navjot Kaur Sidhu alleged that around Rs 5 crore was taken from Congress candidate Karanbir Singh Burj for giving him the ticket in the Tarn Taran by-election, allegedly by Partap Bajwa and Raja Warring. She claimed that Burj ultimately paid a total of Rs 11 crore. She also added that she has call recordings and that several councillors are ready to give their statements.
In response, Congress candidate Karanbir Singh Burj rejected the allegations of paying money for his ticket, saying he “didn’t give a single rupee to the party.” Burj challenged the Sidhu couple to present proof and repeat their claims inside a Gurdwara Sahib adding that no one would lie in a sacred place.