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Navjot Sidhu meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi amid tussle with Amarinder Singh in Punjab

Jul 01, 2021, at 04:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose continuous tussle with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has led to a crisis in the party's state unit, met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday.

Four more Punjab Ministers join chorus for disciplinary action against Navjot Singh Sidhu

May 13, 2021, at 01:16 am

Chandigarh/UNI: Protesting strongly against the party MLA’s unwarranted belligerence against Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, four more Punjab cabinet ministers on Wednesday joined the chorus of Punjab Congress leaders seeking strong disciplinary action by the party high command against Navjot Singh Sidhu.

BJP slams Sidhu for praising Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Nov 10, 2019, at 04:50 pm

New Delhi/UNI: BJP on Sunday lashed out at the Congress on twin fronts - party MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu's conduct in Pakistan and on 'National Herald' for carrying an article slamming the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Temple.

Punjab Governor, CM Amarinder Singh accept Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation

Jul 20, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Chandigarh, Jul 20 (UNI) Navjot Singh Sidhu is formally out of the Punjab Cabinet with both Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Governor VPS Badnore accepting his one-line resignation.

Sidhu skips Cabinet meet, loses key Punjab ministry

Jun 06, 2019, at 09:12 pm

Amritsar, Jun 6 (IBNS): Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been stripped of a major portfolio in the state hours after the cricketer-turned-politician skipped the second cabinet meeting on Thursday.

Thank you Punjab for placing a trust on us, says Amarinder Singh on Lok Sabha polls

May 25, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Chandigarh, may 25 (IBNS): At a time when Congress could not put up a strong show in the Lok Sabha polls, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh thanked people of his state after the party registered a much noticeable performance in the north Indian state in the general elections.

Choose between me and Sidhu: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's message to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

May 25, 2019, at 11:17 am

Chandigarh, May 25 (IBNS): The infighting in Punjab politics is growing as Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has asked Congress High Command to choose between him and party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, media reports said.

NCW chief criticises Navjot Singh Sidhu for his 'bride' comment against PM Narendra Modi

May 11, 2019, at 05:20 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): The National Commission for Women on Saturday criticised Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for comparing Indian PM Narendra Modi with a bride who pretends to work.

Navjot Singh Sidhu compares PM Modi with bride, BJP hits back

May 11, 2019, at 01:34 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Inviting a sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a bride who pretends to work.

ECI issues notice to Sidhu for personal remarks against PM Modi, cites MCC violation

May 01, 2019, at 08:27 pm

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI): The Election Commission on Wednesday issued notice to Congress star campaigner and Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu over alleged personal remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Ahmedabad on Apr 14.

Wrong vote can make your child tea-seller or chowkidar: Sidhu

Apr 29, 2019, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS): In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday warned voters that one "wrong vote" could make their children "tea-seller, pakoda-seller or a chowkidar (watchman)" in the future.

Navjot Singh Sidhu to hold roadshow in Aurangabad tomorrow

Apr 19, 2019, at 04:47 pm

Aurangabad, Apr 19 (UNI) Star campaigner of Congress party Navjot Singh Siddhu will hold roadshow in this district of Maharashtra on Saturday in support of Congress-NCP candidate Subhash Zambad.

After Mayawati, now Congress leader Navjot Sidhu urges Muslim voters not to split their votes

Apr 16, 2019, at 05:54 pm

Katihar, Apr 16 (IBNS): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has triggered controversy by urging Muslim voters living in a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar to vote together to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hand over Hafiz Sayeed and Masood Azhar to India: Digvijaya Singh tells Imran Khan

Feb 20, 2019, at 04:16 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to hand over Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, whom he described as self-confessed perpetrators of terror, to neighbouring India.

Badal demands registration of sedition case against Navjot Sidhu

Feb 18, 2019, at 07:05 pm

Chandigarh, Feb 18 (UNI) Former chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal on Monday demanded registration of a sedition case against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu as well as his expulsion from the state cabinet for giving a clean chit to Pakistan and its intelligence agencies in the Pulwana terror attack case.

Navjot Singh Sidhu says his remarks on Pulwama attack was 'distorted'

Feb 16, 2019, at 07:15 pm

Amritsar, Feb 16 (IBNS): Amid criticisms, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday said his remarks on Pulwama attack was 'distorted'.

Navjot Singh Sidhu removed from The Kapil Sharma Show after remarks on Pulwama attack

Feb 16, 2019, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS):  Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, a member of The Kapil Sharma Show,  has been directed to leave the show following his remarks on the Pulwama terror attack incident which had triggered a storm on the social media against him.

Amarinder Singh is fatherly figure: Navjot Sidhu

Dec 03, 2018, at 01:44 pm

Jaipur, Dec 3 (IBNS): After getting a strong message from his party for denying Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh as his "captain", Congress leader and state minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said the former is a "fatherly figure" to him, media reports said.

Punjab ministers demand Sidhu's resignation over jibe at CM

Dec 02, 2018, at 11:00 am

Amritsar, Dec 2 (IBNS): Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is now facing flak for "mocking" Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and many are demanding his resignation from the state cabinet after his controversial visit to the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan.

Sidhu makes U-turn, says Rahul never asked him to go to Pak

Dec 01, 2018, at 10:45 am

Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IBNS): In a U-turn from his previous statement, Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has said his party chief Rahul Gandhi didn't ask him to go to Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor.

Rahul Gandhi is my captain, went to Pak with his blessings: Sidhu

Nov 30, 2018, at 10:45 pm

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): After visiting Pakistan despite Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's objection, state minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said he took the step with the blessings of party "captain" Rahul Gandhi.

Sidhu's photo with pro-Khalistani leader draws criticism from BJP

Nov 29, 2018, at 03:44 pm

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) :Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been in the centre of a controversy for his visit to Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor and for heaping encomiums on akistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the event, courted more criticism on Thursday after his photo with pro-Khalistan activist Gopal Singh Chawla came online. 

We want solid relations with India: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Nov 28, 2018, at 04:53 pm

Kartarpur, Nov 28 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday  performed the groundbreaking of the Kartarpur corridor and said his nation wants to establish 'solid relations' with India.

Imran Khan lays foundation of Kartarpur corridor, Sidhu calls Pak PM mere dildaar

Nov 28, 2018, at 04:00 pm

Kartarpur, Nov 28 (IBNS) :Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday laid the foundation stone at the ground breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in presence of two Indian Ministers.

Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Pakistan for Kartarpur ceremony

Nov 27, 2018, at 03:46 pm

Lahore, Nov 27 (IBNS): While Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh said no to attending the Katarpur Corridor groundbreaking ceremony in the Pakistan side, Congress leader and former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu of his own party on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan for the ceremony in Nankana Sahib.  

Amritsar railway mishap is an accident, not the time to point fingers: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Oct 21, 2018, at 08:37 pm

Amritsar, Oct 21 (IBNS): Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said the Amritsar train mishap incident killing over 60 people on the track is an 'accident' and no one should point fingers at others over the issue even as his wife’s presence as chief guest at the Dussehra event where the tragedy occurred was criticised.

Imran Khan calls Navjot Singh Sidhu 'ambassador of peace'

Aug 21, 2018, at 03:58 pm

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Amid controversy in India over former cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's visit to Pakistan, the Asian nation's new Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded the Congress leader and called him an 'ambassador of peace'.

Sedition case filed against Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pak Army Chief

Aug 20, 2018, at 10:17 pm

Patna, Aug 20 (IBNS):  A sedition case has been filed against Congress leader and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, media reports said.

BJP attacks Congress over Navjot Sidhu's presence at Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony

Aug 18, 2018, at 09:15 pm

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned politician and Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's presence at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as the new Pakistan Prime Minister triggered a political row on Saturday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives in Pakistan to attend Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony

Aug 17, 2018, at 05:42 pm

Lahore, Aug 17 (IBNS): Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived in Pakistan on Friday to attend the  oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan.